If you haven't heard by now, the Washington Redskins & middle linebacker London Fletcher agreed to a new two-year contract deal over the weekend. This ensures that Fletcher will end his career as a Redskin. Fletcher entered the league as a undrafted free agent from Division III John Carroll University to the St. Louis Rams in 1998.
What makes Fletcher special is he hasn't missed a game since entering the league in 1998. He has played in over 224 consecutive games, over 1,782 tackles, 34 career sacks, & 18 career interceptions at a potition where bodies are usually destroyed by the time a player hits his early thirty's. No, he doesn't dance around like Ray Lewis or make Old Spice commercials like Brian Urlacher. All London Fletcher does is makes plays & shows up to work every day like the blue collar worker.
There's no doubt that London Fletcher is a sure shot hall of famer, with a Super Bowl title on his impressive resume, but the debate will come when he retires. Will he go in on the first ballot like Ray Lewis will or will he get the run around like another Redskins great, Art Monk got for all those years until 2008? The best example that comes to mind to great players in sports is Cal Ripken Jr. Cal came to work every day for 2,632 consecutive games in a sport that has over 162 games plus playoffs. London Fletcher is pro football's Iron Man.
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