Washington Commanders will retire Corridor of Fame cornerback Darrell Inexperienced’s No. 28 subsequent season
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders are retiring Corridor of Fame cornerback Darrell Inexperienced’s No. 28 subsequent season, the most recent step within the group’s efforts to honor gamers of the previous since new ownership took over last summer.
The staff introduced Thursday that Inexperienced will grow to be the fifth participant in franchise historical past to obtain that honor after Sonny Jurgensen’s No. 9, Bobby Mitchell’s No. 49, Sammy Baugh’s No. 33 and Sean Taylor’s No. 21. Nobody has worn 28 since Inexperienced retired in 2002, nevertheless it was not formally retired beneath earlier proprietor Dan Snyder.
“I’m past grateful for this honor and to new possession, who embraced my spouse and me from day one,” Inexperienced stated. “I’m humbled to have my jersey retired right here. The staff means the whole lot to this neighborhood, and I’m inspired not just for us to win a Tremendous Bowl however to win the neighborhood again.”
Inexperienced performed all 20 of his NFL seasons with Washington, profitable the Tremendous Bowl twice and being title first-team All-Professional in 1991. He holds the file for probably the most consecutive seasons with an interception at 19 and performed till he was practically 43 years outdated.
“For 20 years, Darrell Inexperienced gave the whole lot he needed to this group and fanbase,” stated controlling proprietor Josh Harris, who grew up a fan of the staff. “Nobody on our staff will ever once more put on No. 28. Thanks, Darrell, for embodying what it means to be a Washington soccer participant, each on and off the sector.”
Inexperienced, a first-round decide in 1983 out of Texas A&I, now referred to as Texas A&M-Kingsville, was inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2008.
The Commanders have the second pick within the NFL draft Thursday night time and are anticipated to take a quarterback they consider might be the long-term reply on the sport’s most necessary place. Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels of LSU and North Carolina’s Drake Maye are the more than likely picks.
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