Projecting three future Hall of Famers for the Washington Commanders

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 will officially be inducted on Aug. 3.

With less than a month until the annual event in Canton, Ohio, we’re examining which NFL players (past and present) we think will one day receive a similar honor.  

Here are three Washington Commanders who should eventually receive football immortality: 

Linebacker London Fletcher

Fletcher already had 1,083 tackles and 27.5 sacks when he joined Washington as a 32-year-old linebacker in 2007. He’d add another 11.5 sacks and 956 tackles by starting all 112 games over the next seven years, finishing with 2,032 tackles, second only to Ray Lewis (2,059) for most in NFL history.

One of the NFL’s true iron men, Fletcher didn’t miss a start from 2001-2013 and made all four of his Pro Bowls with Washington. As a 34-year-old in 2011, he led the league with 166 tackles and never registered fewer than 111 tackles in seven seasons with the franchise.

Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan

A teammate of Fletcher from 2011-2013, Kerrigan had 454 total tackles, 95.5 sacks, 26 forced fumbles, 25 passes defended and three interceptions in 10 years with the team. He led the NFL with 18 tackles for loss in 2016 and passed Dexter Manley (91.5) to earn the franchise record for sacks in 2020.