Friday, August 1, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen...

...your Pro Football Hall Of Fame Class of 2008.


Darrell Green and Art Monk, two legendary players for the Super Bowl-winning Washington Redskins, will be inducted into the Hall Of Fame tomorrow. Green was voted in in his first year of eligibility, while Monk's path to the Hall was a long and winding road (and was filled with rallying cries from fans of the Burgundy & Gold year after year).

Regardless of how they got there, though, it's pretty damn awesome that they'll be inducted together. It's sure to be an emotionally uplifting day for Redskins fans, former teammates and coaches, and it couldn't be more fitting for two of the team's most important contributors both on and off the field.


Below are links to interviews with Green and Monk from yesterday and today's Washington Post. If you'll notice, both of them are quick to mention that they are always more proud of their accomplishments in the community than on the gridiron, which shows what kind of class -- pun intended -- that we're dealing with this year.

"It's Just Exciting for All of Us"

Quiet Star Takes Spotlight Once More

Congrats, #28 and #81.

Hail.