In all three of his championship victories-two with the Argonauts and one with the Stampeders-he received the Grey Cup MVP award.įollowing his CFL success, Flutie returned to the NFL in 1998 with the Buffalo Bills, earning Pro Bowl and NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors for leading Buffalo to the playoffs. As a member of the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts, Flutie was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player a record six times and won three Grey Cups. After the USFL folded, Flutie played his first four NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.įlutie left the NFL in 1990 for the CFL, where he became regarded as one of the league's greatest players. He chose to begin his professional career with the USFL's New Jersey Generals his unavailability to NFL teams resulted in him selected 285th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL Draft, the lowest drafting of a Heisman winner.

Flutie played college football at Boston College, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1984 amid a season that saw him throw the iconic game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds against Miami.

He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and one season in the United States Football League (USFL). Sporting News Player of the Year (1984)ĭouglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former football quarterback whose professional career spanned 21 seasons.

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