Trent Dilfer is the real hero on this team Premium Story

Trent Dilfer is a leader looked up to by the 49ers
Trent Dilfer is a leader looked up to by the 49ers
By Craig Massei
SFI editor in chief
Date: Dec 28, 2006

Trent Dilfer takes the big-picture perspective of his role with the 49ers, a team for which he's yet to play a single snap. And that’s what makes the 13th-year veteran such a special guy and instrumental leader. “The best thing you can do as a quarterback is make those around you better,” Dilfer said Thursday. “When you’re not doing it as a player on Sundays, you need to find other ways to do it.”

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