London Fletcher
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Career Summary
London Fletcher was an NFL linebacker who played 16 seasons after entering the league undrafted from John Carroll University.
NFL.com records 256 regular-season games, 1,671 tackles, 39 sacks, 92 passes defensed, and 23 interceptions. He played for the Rams, Bills, and Washington.
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Early Life
Fletcher is from Cleveland, Ohio.
John Carroll identifies Fletcher as a graduate of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland.
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High School
Fletcher attended Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland.
After high school, he spent one season playing basketball at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania before transferring to John Carroll.
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College Career
Fletcher became a decorated Division III linebacker at John Carroll from 1995 through 1997.
John Carroll credits him with 386 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and three interceptions. As a senior, he set school records with 202 tackles in a season and 29 in one game, won the OAC's Bill Edwards Award, and was named Football Gazette Division III Linebacker of the Year.
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Path to the NFL
Fletcher entered the NFL as an undrafted player in 1998.
Despite going undrafted in the 1998 NFL Draft, he began a 16-year NFL career with the St. Louis Rams.
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NFL Career
Fletcher played every regular-season game of his career with the Rams, Bills, and Washington.
NFL.com lists 16-game seasons in every year from 1998 through 2013. John Carroll notes that he won Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams during the 1999 season.
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Career Accomplishments
Fletcher was a four-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion, and Washington Ring of Fame inductee.
Washington reports that he made four consecutive Pro Bowls from 2009 through 2012 and was inducted into the team's Ring of Fame in 2019. John Carroll also inducted him into its athletic hall of fame in 2008 and states that he entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Playing Style
Fletcher paired sustained availability with consistently high tackle production at linebacker.
Washington says he finished with 256 consecutive games played and 215 consecutive starts, the NFL's all-time linebacker record for consecutive starts. His official NFL totals include more than 1,600 tackles and 23 interceptions.
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Legacy
Fletcher's career stands as a notable path from Division III football to long-term NFL success.
John Carroll retired his No. 3 jersey in 2017 and identifies him as its first College Football Hall of Fame inductee. Washington honored him in its Ring of Fame after his seven seasons with the franchise.
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Post-Career
Fletcher moved into football broadcasting and analysis after his playing career.
John Carroll reported in 2024 that he was a Washington Commanders commentator, a radio broadcast analyst, and a co-host of The Player's Club.
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