ASHBURN, Va. — It’s a big weekend at Northwest Stadium as the Commanders host the Panthers at 4:05 p.m.
At halftime, Washington Commanders legend Darrell Green’s jersey number 28 will be retired during a special ceremony.
Green is regarded as one of the best cornerbacks ever to play the game. He spent 20 seasons with Washington helping them win two Super Bowls. Head coach Dan Quinn took time out of a team meeting this week to educate his players on the impact Green made on the league and the franchise.
“There’s not too many things he hasn’t accomplished. I can’t think of a more deserving person to have that honor," said wide receiver Terry McLaurin. "I wish I was able to see it, but I’m going to be in the locker room, but it will be cool to see that number retired for a guy who’s very deserving not only for the person that he is, but for the player that he was for this organization and how he continues to be a big part of this city, this team and you just hope that you could possibly be a person like that and leave that kind of legacy.”
Green was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and is only the fifth Washington player to have their number retired.
Quinn told his team this week about one NFL record Green holds that he still can't believe.
"Nineteen consecutive years with an interception. That one just slaps me right in the face in a very good way," said Quinn. "You want to talk about standards and doing things, Walter Payton Man of the Year off the field, Super Bowl Champion on the field. Clearly a guy that not only had his football world in order, but his off the field world as well. Just the fact that we get to be around, knowing that’s going on this weekend, a big alumni crew coming in, it’s awesome.”
A greater honor than having his number 28 retired, Green tells WUSA9, is receiving a key to the city from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Saturday during an all-day celebration. He called it the "biggest honor of his life."
"This is not me catching the ball, this is me being a human," the NFL legend said. "This is me being a man, a husband, a father, a neighbor, a friend. That's the way I see it and that's the way I'm accepting it.”
