Jeremiah Trotter
Proud NFL Dad x2
… ‘Nonetheless On Cloud 9’
Revealed
Former NFL star Jeremiah Trotter now has two sons within the NFL after this yr’s draft … and he tells TMZ Sports activities he wholeheartedly believes they’re going to each find yourself higher than he ever was!!
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Josiah Trotter within the second spherical on Friday after taking part in at West Virginia and Missouri in school … becoming a member of his older bro, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Jr., within the league.
Jeremiah Trotter passes the torch to his son, Josiah 🤝 pic.twitter.com/IGyEwsNyYv
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Trotter Sr. — an Eagles Corridor of Famer and All-Professional linebacker in his personal proper — stated he knew when his boys had been younger they had been destined for the NFL … and he is “truly blessed” to see it come true.
“I’m so grateful to God that he gave them the athletic ability, the body types, the work ethic, the character, which is most important,” Trotter stated.
Sr. instructed his boys … “Forget about football, I’m proud of the young men you guys have become and the character young men you have become. And also, it means that the Trotter name means a lot to them.”
Trotter’s spouse, Tammi, handed away from most cancers in February 2023 … however he is aware of precisely how she would have reacted to Friday’s information.
“She’d be sitting on the other side of Josiah and just cheering, and elated. She was just the ultimate team mom. She would have been super proud.”
Actually, Trotter prayed for this … telling us, “I know what I prayed for, when their mom was pregnant, ‘God, give them everything you gave me, just double it.'”
Trotter was probably the greatest within the recreation throughout his time … however Jeremiah Jr. and Josiah?? They’re the REAL stars to him.
“I’ve been telling them since they was little, that they were gonna be better than me and I believe that 1,000% that they both, both are gonna be better than me.”
“I’m still on Cloud 9. My feet haven’t hit the ground yet.”
Shoutout to the Trotter household — they’re doing it proper!!
