Art Monk to have his No. 81 retired by Commanders during Nov. 2 game against Seahawks
Monk was surprised by former teammates Doug Williams, Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark, as well as Commanders owner Josh Harris and team president Mark Clouse, along with members of Monk's family who visited the wide receiver's home in Florida to inform him of the honor.
Monk played 14 of his 16 NFL seasons in Washington and was a three-time Pro Bowler and was named a 1984 NFL First Team All-Pro. He's the franchise's all-time leading receiver with 12,026 receiving yards and 65 touchdowns during his time in Washington. He won three Super Bowls and his name is among those in the team's ring of honor. In 2008, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame along with former teammate Darrell Green.
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"I can sit here and take all the credit, but a lot of the credit also goes to them and to the rest of my teammates because a team is a team," Monk said. "One could not do their job without the other."
Monk will join Green (28), Sonny Jurgensen (9), Sean Taylor (21), Sammy Baugh (33), and Bobby Mitchell (49) as the only players in franchise history to have their number retired.
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