Washington Redskins captain London Fletcher, who has never missed a game in 16 NFL seasons, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire at the end of the year, the conclusion of a remarkable career for the undersized, undrafted player from a Division III school. ''I felt like I accomplished everything I can accomplish in the National Football League from a players' standpoint,'' Fletcher said. He's set to be a free agent, and he's the leader of a struggling defense that is one of many reasons the Redskins (3-11) have clinched their fifth last-place finish in six years. ... I want to put on a nice suit when I go to that 100 percent.'' Fletcher, listed at 5-foot-10, has answered the call for all 254 regular season games since joining the St. Louis Rams out of John Carroll in 1998, the longest consecutive games streak for a defensive player since the 1970 merger and fourth all-time behind Jeff Feagles (352), Brett Favre (299) and Jim Marshall (282).
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