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

His Canadian career lasted from 1991 until 2002. In 2007 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. This would be the only college season he played with brother Doug Flutie at QB.

Darren Paul Flutie (born November 18 1966) is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions Edmonton Eskimos and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was as an analyst on the CFL on CBC from 2002-2006. In November 2006 Darren Flutie joined his brother Doug Flutie on the list of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.