Doug Flutie
Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard Flutieis a former quarterback in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League. He first rose to prominence during his college football career at Boston College, where he received the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1984. His "Hail Mary" touchdown pass in a game against Miami on November 23, 1984is considered among the greatest moments in college football and American sports history. Flutie was selected as the 285th pick...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth23 October 1962
CityManchester, MD
CountryUnited States of America
Any game is important to me. At Boston College, when I went out for the spring games, I wanted to win. Maybe it is more important than other preseason games. It's just that everyone is expecting a lot from me in my first week of professional football. I want to confirm my expectations.
Football is my profession now. I'm getting married in August... It's a new experience for me as someone just getting out of college. I still have the same attitude about football I always had. I play hard. I enjoy practice. I'd rather be throwing in passing drills than sitting around and watching TV.
The trouble is that right now I want to put as much work into football as I can. It's very important for me to get off to a good start. By the same token, I feel a responsibility to handle the media and those sort of things.
My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.
It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me.
I think it's actually easier for me to simulate Vick than Peyton Manning, but you can't mimic him to the full extent. You can't stand there flat-footed and fling the thing 65 or 70 yards off your back foot (like Vick can). I've got a little bit of a burst, but I can't run a 4.2, that's for darn sure. You see guys on film take the wrong angle on him all the time because he's so fast. You know he's fast, but you don't know how fast until you watch him in person.
I thought maybe we could go and be inconspicuous and not be bothered,
My arm feels great. I can make all the throws. I've never done anything different, and I still feel like I can play like I always have.
The public doesn't care about my size. It's just something for the media to talk about.
That's the way I like it because there's no time to have nerves about it. You just run out and do it.
A guy that's undersized has to prove himself right away.
My favorite song to play is 'Smokin' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.
It's possible, but I'm not going to rule anything out. But if that ends up being my last play, it wouldn't be bad.
I've got a little bit of a burst but I can't run a 4.2 (40-second dash) that's for darn sure. You see guys on film just take the wrong angle on him all the time because he's so fast. He's got a little extra in his step. They know he's fast, but you don't know how fast until you watch him in person.