London Fletcher London Levi Fletcher - Baker ( born May 19 , 1975 ) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Undrafted in 1998 , he was signed by the St . Louis Rams as a rookie free agent , where he spent four seasons . In 2002 , he was signed to the Buffalo Bills roster , where he stayed for five seasons . Fletcher is well known for never missing a game in his career , playing in 240 consecutive games over 15 seasons and is ranked first among active iron man in this regard . Among active players with consecutive starts , he is also currently ranked first with 199 starts . High school years . Fletcher attended Villa Angela - St . Joseph High School in Cleveland , Ohio , and won varsity letters in football and basketball . He played on two state championship basketball teams . College years . While attending John Carroll University , Fletcher played both basketball and football for the John Carroll Blue Streaks . As a senior , he had 202 tackles ( a school - record ) and was named the Division III National Linebacker of the Year . Fletcher also attended St . Francis University of Pennsylvania prior to transferring to John Carroll University . He was on the men ' s basketball team at St . Francis . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . Fletcher signed with the St . Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 28 , 1998 . He was one of the two rookie free agents to make Rams ’ opening day roster , playing in all 16 regular season games . Fletcher earned the Rams Rookie of the Year Award . In 1999 , Fletcher led the Rams in tackles after winning the starting middle linebacker position during training camp . His 138 tackles for the season were the most by a Ram since Roman Phifer collected 149 in the 1995 season . He also started at linebacker for the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV , in which the Rams defeated the Titans 23 - 16 . He also was named to the All - Madden team and as a second alternate to the Pro bowl for the first time . In 2000 , he again led the team with 193 tackles , eclipsing the old franchise mark of 185 set by LB Jim Collins in 1984 . Fletcher earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career after making 14 tackles ( 9 solo ) and tying a career - high with two sacks against the Minnesota Vikings on November 10 . He established season and career highs in sacks ( 5 . 5 ) , interceptions ( 4 ) and quarterback pressures ( 9 ) , along with a forced fumble and was again an alternate to the Pro Bowl . In 2001 , Fletcher earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors twice and an alternat to the pro now for the third stright season . In a game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 23 , he led the team with a career - high 21 tackles , 15 solo . The second time was after his big performance against the New England Patriots on November 18 as he led the team with 17 tackles with one pass deflection . He forced a fumble on the Rams ’ three - yard line that led to a 97 - yard scoring drive to end the first half and intercepted a Tom Brady pass with 5 : 18 left in the third quarter for an 18 - yard return . This season the Rams made the Super Bowl XXXVI but were defeated by the Patriots 20 – 17 , after kicker Adam Vinatieri made a game - winning 48 - yard field goal as time expired . Buffalo Bills . Fletcher signed with the Buffalo Bills as an unrestricted free agent on March 7 , 2002 . In the 2002 season , his first season with the Bills , Fletcher set a career high for himself as well as a franchise record with 209 tackles , which broke the old mark of 206 set by Chris Spielman in 1996 . He also was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate eight times though he never was actually a Pro Bowler as a Bill even though in 2002 he was a second alternate to the game . Since 2002 , Fletcher started all 16 regular season games for the Bills until his last season in 2006 , when he recorded a team - high 157 tackles , including nine for loss , set a career high with 14 deflections and tied a career high with four interceptions . On September 10 , in the first regular season game , Fletcher scored his first career touchdown after recovering a fumble by the Patriots ' Tom Brady and returning it five yards for a touchdown only 12 seconds into the game . Fletcher was named a 2007 Pro Bowl alternate in his last season as a Bill . Washington Redskins . On March 2 , 2007 , Fletcher signed with the Washington Redskins to a five - year , $ 25 million contract . He immediately became the team ' s starting middle linebacker . With his first season on the team , he was named co - winner of the B . J . Blanchard Award , an honor given annually to a Redskins player who best helps the local media do their jobs , along with quarterback Jason Campbell . Flecther continued his Pro Bowl - callibur run with the Redskins in 2008 . He has been a defensive co - captain for the team since the 2008 season . In 2008 , the Redskins nominated Fletcher as their Walter Payton Man of the Year Award representative . Fletcher was named to the NFC squad in the 2010 Pro Bowl after Jonathan Vilma ' s New Orleans Saints qualified for Super Bowl XLIV , his first Pro Bowl selection in his career . Fletcher was also one of three candidates for the 2009 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award , which was ultimately won by the Kansas City Chiefs ' s Brian Waters . After the Redskins ' switch to a 3 - 4 defensive scheme , Fletcher converted from the middle linebacker position to the left inside linebacker for the 2010 season . He made the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive time in 2010 , where he had an interception which set up a touchdown for the NFC . Despite not making the 2012 Pro Bowl starting roster , Fletcher led the entire league in tackles with 166 tackles by the end of the 2011 season . He started all 16 games of the 2011 season and recorded 166 combined tackles , 1 . 5 sacks , two interceptions , and eight pass breakups . Fletcher , however , did make it as alternate for the 2012 Pro Bowl along with teammates , Brian Orakpo and Lorenzo Alexander . On January 9 , 2012 , Fletcher was added to the NFC 2012 Pro Bowl roster after Brian Urlacher confirmed that he would not be participating . On January 11 , 2012 , it was announced that Fletcher won the Bart Starr Award . He was also named the Redskins ' 2011 Defensive Player of the Year . On April 13 , 2012 , Fletcher was re - signed by the Redskins to a two - year contract worth $ 10 . 75 million with $ 5 . 25 million guaranteed . He was given the 87th ranking in the NFL Network ' s Top 100 Players of 2012 list . Despite the Redskins ' 31 - 28 loss to the St . Louis Rams in Week 2 of the 2012 season , Fletcher had a stellar performance . In the game , he intercepted quarterback Sam Bradford in the endzone and forced running back Daryl Richardson to fumble in the fourth quarter and the ball was recovered by DeAngelo Hall , which gave the Redskins its last attempt to tie or win the game . In the Week 12 win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving , he recorded his second interception for the season making him one of three active NFL players , at that time , to have recorded 20 interceptions and 30 sacks , the other two being Brian Urlacher and Ray Lewis . Fletcher would intercept Joe Flacco in Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens after the latter was tackled by Ryan Kerrigan and managed to tip Flacco ' s pass intended for Ray Rice . He would follow - up with another interception against Brandon Weeden in the Redskins ' win over the Cleveland Browns . He would finish the season with 139 tackles , three sacks , and new career - high of five interceptions . After much controversy over whether Fletcher would return for the 2013 season , it was announced that he had surgery on his left ankle and was scheduled for elbow surgery to prepare for another season with the Redskins on March 6 , 2013 . Personal . Fletcher and his wife Charne have two children , a daughter , Paige , who was born during the 2007 offseason and a son , Cortland Steele , who was born July 22 , 2008 . Before the start of the 2006 season , he added " Baker " to his last name to honor his late grandmother . Due to being named a Pro Bowl alternate eleven times and not attending his first one until the 2010 Pro Bowl via replacing Jonathan Vilma , Fletcher called himself the NFL version of Susan Lucci , who won a Daytime Emmy in 1999 in her 19th attempt .