Football a Trufant family affair
Marcus in NFL, but brothers best at video games

By MARCUS TRUFANT

When my younger brother graduated from high school, the coach joked with me he might not have another winning team until they had another Trufant. - NFL Football -

That was Don Clegg at Wilson High School in Tacoma.

I played cornerback and running back there. So did my younger brother, Isaiah, who's now a senior cornerback at Eastern Washington.

But my youngest brother just started playing football at Wilson. That's Desmond. He's 15, and a freshman, and he's trying to step out and play quarterback. Change the game up a little bit.

It makes me real excited to know that he's following in the footsteps and he really enjoys playing the game. - NFL Football -

The way we are as a family, it's not really a competition. Everybody is just going out and basically having fun. Our family is very supportive so it's not like they're trying to go out and outdo me. Everybody is trying to go out and do what they can do and have fun while doing it.

As for football, it's just one of those things. Growing up as young kids we all loved to watch it. We all loved to be outside playing and running around. We've always been a family that loves to play, run and jump and do all those things. It just kind of fell into place. - NFL Football -

My dad, Lloyd, used to race all the way up until middle school, and he could beat us for a long time. My mom, Constance, played a little bit of softball. We've got good genes.

It's going to be a busy season for my parents. Desmond's JV games are on Thursdays. Isaiah plays on Saturdays, and then my games are on Sunday.
At training camp at Eastern Washington, I got to see my brother a lot in between breaks. Lunch time, all that good stuff. I went to his house a couple of times, played video games. I think it's a pretty cool deal for me because I get to see him. - NFL Football -

He has always been able to beat me at video games. I'm the older brother, but I'm the worst at video games.

When we play Madden football, people always ask if I control myself on the video game. Every now and then, but my brothers tend to talk a little trash if they're beating me and stuff like that. That's how it works. - NFL Football -

Desmond can beat me, but he and my other brother, they kind of go head to head.

I'm still the older brother, though. I'm the biggest so they can't talk too much.

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