Darren Flutie Quotes

• As long as I have the support and respect of my teammates, that’s all I can ask for.

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• I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.

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• I obviously have a lot of love and affection for the people of Hamilton from playing there for so long.

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• I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it’s not the NFL, and I’m not Jerry Rice.

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• In the NFL, every practice could make or break you. If you dropped one ball, you’d worry about getting cut.

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• The opportunity to go up to Canada and play was just a blessing for me and my family.

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• We knew the people in Natick and knew the teachers that would be teaching our children. It was important for us to be involved in the Natick community because we think so highly of it.

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• When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn’t necessarily think my playing days were over.

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• You never know what you’re going to get as a receiver.

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• I was a borderline guy in the NFL.

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Darren Flutie (10)

Birth:	18th November, 1966
Nationality:	Canadian
Profession:	Football Player

About

Darren Paul Flutie was born in Manchester, Maryland. He is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage in a season, 1731 yards, from 1994 to 2004 when Geroy Simon achieved 1750 yards. His Canadian career lasted from 1991 until 2002. He was as an analyst on the CFL on CBC from 2002-2006. In 2007 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

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