London Fletcher

London Levi Fletcher-Baker (born May 19, 1975) is an American former linebacker who played for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Washington Redskins.

His 138 tackles were the most by a Ram since Roman Phifer collected 149 tackles in the 1995.

Fletcher recorded 90 combined tackles (66 solo), with three sacks, and one safety on defense.

The St. Louis Rams finished first in the NFC West with a 13–3 record and earned a first round bye.

He played college football at John Carroll and signed with Rams as an undrafted free agent in 1998.

After four seasons with the Rams, he was a member of the Bills for five seasons and spent his last seven seasons with the Redskins.

He made four Pro Bowls during his Redskins tenure and won a Super Bowl title with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV.

Fletcher never missed a game due to injury in his career, being one of only five players in NFL history to play in over 250 consecutive games and holding the record for most consecutive starts at linebacker.

He finished his career with 215 consecutive games started, which ties him for seventh all-time along with Alan Page and Ronde Barber.

He worked out for several NFL teams and was expected to be a day 2 selection, but was not one of the 30 linebackers drafted during the 1998 NFL Draft.

Fletcher was known by his nickname - dot.com - because he was 'always online with the other team.'

On April 28, 1998, the St. Louis Rams signed Fletcher to a one-year, $158,000 contract as an undrafted free agent.

He made his professional regular season debut in the St. Louis Rams’ season-opening 24–17 loss against the New Orleans Saints.

On December 27, 1998, Fletcher earned his first career start after Eric Hill sustained an injury.

He made eight solo tackles on defense and seven special teams tackles as the Rams lost 38–19 at the San Francisco 49ers in a Week 17.

Fletcher earned the Rams Rookie of the Year Award.

He finished the season with 14 combined tackles (11 solo) in 16 games and one start.

Throughout training camp, Fletcher competed against Charlie Clemons and Lorenzo Styles to be the starting middle linebacker after the Rams chose not to re-sign Eric Hill.

Head coach Dick Vermeil named Fletcher the starting middle linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside outside linebacker Todd Collins and Mike Jones.

On October 3, 1999, Fletcher collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) and made his first career sack during a 38–10 win at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3.

Fletcher sacked Bengals’ quarterback Jeff Blake for a ten-yard loss during the third quarter.

In Week 9, Fletcher recorded five combined tackles and earned his first career safety during a 31–27 loss at the Detroit Lions.

Fletcher earned his safety by tackling running back Greg Hill in the endzone for a one-yard loss during the first quarter.

Fletcher started in all 16 games in 1999 and recorded a total of 138 tackles on defense and special teams combined.

On January 16, 2000, Fletcher started in his first career playoff game and recorded 11 combined tackles (eight solo) and made one sack during a 49–37 victory against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Divisional Round.

The following week, he made nine combined tackles as the Rams defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11–6 in the NFC Championship Game.

On January 30, 2000, Fletcher started in Super Bowl XXXIV and recorded 11 combined tackles (nine solo) as the Rams defeated the Tennessee 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.

On February 2, 2000, St. Louis Rams’ head coach Dick Vermeil announced his decision to retire.

The St. Louis Rams promoted offensive coordinator Mike Martz to head coach.

Martz retained Fletcher, Collins, and Jones as the starting linebackers.

He started in the St. Louis Rams’ against the Denver Broncos and collected a season-high 14 combined tackles (nine solo) and made two sacks during their 41–36 victory.

He was named to the Washington's Ring of Fame in 2019 and joined their radio broadcast crew in 2022.

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.

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 Saint Francis University of Pennsylvania before transferring to John Carroll University.

He was on the men's basketball team while at Saint Francis.

Fletcher attended the NFL Scouting Combine and ran a 4.38 in the 40-yard dash.