Trey Flowers is an American football player who plays the defensive end role for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). In 2015 he entered the NFL draft and was picked by the New England Patriots, due to the skills and talents he displayed while playing in high school and college. Trey Flowers is a well known young and vigorous player and has won the heart of the fans as a reliable player at the defensive end. Trey Flowers biography facts, childhood, net worth and personal life review the life and profile along with career achievements of one of NFL’s rising star.
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Trey Flowers Biography Facts, Age, Nickname, Family, Wife, Zodiac
- Full Name: Robert Lee Trey Flowers III
- Nickname: The Quiet Storm
- Date of Birth: 16th August 1993
- Age: 31 years
- Place of Birth: Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: American footballer
- League: NFL
- NFL Draft: 2015 (Round 4, Pick 101) New England Patriots
- Current Team: Detroit Lions
- Position: Defensive End
- Jersey Number: #98
- Bats: Right-handed
- Net Worth: $90 million
- Height: 6 ft 8 in (1.88 m)
- Weight: 266 lb (121 kg)
- Education: Columbia High School, Huntsville, Alabama; University of Arkansas.
- Parents: Jacqueline Flowers; Robert Flowers.
- Siblings: Rod Flowers (brother), Jamal Lewis (brother).
- Partner: Tyler Rae Smith (girlfriend)
- Children: Skylar; Shylo
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
Trey Flowers Childhood Story & Early Life
Along with his two brothers, Trey was born to his father, Robert Flowers and mother, Jacqueline Flowers in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended Columbia High School in his hometown and then furthered his education with a degree in economics from the University of Arkansas.
Trey Flowers was a bright prospect in high school (Columbia High School) as a basketball player and an American footballer. Throughout his years in college (University of Arkansas), he played on the football team and started on three occasions in thirteen games during his 1st year. During his junior year, he was honoured with the Second Team All-SEC. Judging from a couple of nice shows as a freshman, he became an all-time starter in his 2nd and 3rd year in college. In 2014 after an overturned decision to enter the NFL draft, he played his senior year as the leading man with respect to passes defended, sacks, tackles and forced fumbles. He thus made the Honorable Mention All-SEC.
Trey Flowers Football/NFL Career & Achievements
New England Patriots (2015-2019)
In 2015 he decided to enter the NFL draft again after he overturned the decision in 2014, returning to the college for his degree. He was picked by the New England Patriots in the 4th round. He played his 1st game during the preseason against the Green Bay Packers and was untimely substituted due to injury. Although among the squad for the season, he was available for only one game that year as he was placed out of action due to an injury he sustained in December 2015. Sadly, due to the injury, his debut season was a tragedy.
In 2016 however, he had his break out season. His initial double NFL sacks came against the Buffalo Bills where he also recorded five tackles. As the season progressed, Flowers began to gain recognition as he became a regular feature and started the last 8 fixtures of the season. His performances couldn’t have gone unnoticeable after recording 7 sacks which were the highest sacks recorded in the team that season. In the Super Bowl LI, he recorded 2.5 sacks against the Atlanta Falcons. The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl LI with a 25 point comeback victory.
In the opening fixture of the 2017 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, he recorded 2 sacks. That season, he led the team with a record of 6.5 sacks in 14 starts and assisted the Patriots to the Super Bowl LII where he recorded 5 tackles. During mid-season, he sustained a rib injury but came back soon enough before the end of the season.
In the 2018 season, Trey Flowers recorded 7.5 sacks, 57 tackles and 3 forced fumbles. Against Jacksonville Jaguars at the beginning of the season, he was brought out of the game following a concussion. Still, his performances were enough to assist the Patriots to the Super Bowl LIII.
Detroit Lions (2019–present)
In March 2019, Trey Flowers was transferred from New England Patriots to Detroit Lions on a 5-year deal which worth $90 million. Since then he had topped the team with 8 tackles and a sack in just one game.
Trey Flowers Net Worth, Salary, Endorsement, Sponsorship
Trey Flowers’ net worth is currently estimated at $90 million and he earns an annual salary of $30 million with endorsements deals worth $250,000 from Panini and Nike as sponsors. At present, Trey Flowers has agency deals with NC Sports as Neil Cornrich stands as his personal agent. Flowers was listed by Forbes as the 57th highest-paid athlete in the world in 2019.
Trey Flowers Personal Life & Trivia
Dated back to his career debut is his love life with Tyler Rae Smith. Both have a daughter called Skylar. It could be quite surprising that for as long as their relationship exists, they’ve not exchanged wedding rings to cement it. Even at that, both Trey and Tyler love their daughter as their social media posts reveal. Tyler Smith is considered a social media freak and many of her fans on social media view her as honest due to her seemingly honest-hearted posts on her page. Besides Skylar, Flowers also has a son named Shylo still from Tyler Smith.
According to Famous Birthdays, Trey Flowers is regarded as the 66,501 most popular person in the world and the 25th most popular person with the 1st name as Trey, following other popular people bearing Trey, like the American artiste Trey Songs.
In 2019, Trey Flowers partnered with the FREC to engage in a ‘Back to school’ give away promo to help kids as they prepared for a new form resumption.
Trey Flowers owns a home at Huntsville, Alabama where he resides at the moment.
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