It would appear that jealousy got the best of Trent Dilfer.

The former NFL quarterback-turned-football analyst faded into the broadcasting background after being laid off by ESPN in 2017, not long after a heated attempt at negotiating a new contract.

According to current ESPN host Dan Le Batard on Tuesday’s “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” among the requests Dilfer made was a private plane, something the Worldwide Leader only afforded to college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit.

“No one is allowed to fly privately, no matter how high up you are at the company,” Le Batard told producer Mike Ryan Ruiz. “There was a contentious negotiation and during that negotiation it was brought up, ‘Well, if Herbstreit has a private plane, why can’t I have a private plane?’ Where upon all of a sudden, next thing you know, no private plane, and Trent Dilfer is no longer with us.”

As Le Batard and Ruiz pointed out in their conversation, Herbstreit’s “College GameDay” duties mean he could start his Saturday at one location and then have to fly out to be an analyst for a night game. Not exactly something Dilfer needed to do during his ESPN tenure.

Instead, Dilfer threatened to leave for Fox, but returned after a deal never came from the competitor. He re-signed with ESPN, but not for long, becoming a victim of the sports network’s massive layoffs. He’s since popped up in various spots but hasn’t been able to fly as high.