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Monte Coleman, a mainstay of Washington’s Super Bowl teams, dead at 68
Monte Coleman, a linebacker who played for all three of Washington’s Super Bowl championship teams, has died. He was 68.
The Commanders announced his death on April 26, a post on the team’s X account stating: “We mourn the loss of one of the greatest to ever suit up in the Burgundy & Gold, Monte Coleman.
“Our heartfelt condolences are with his loved ones.”
Team owner Josh Harris offered provide further thoughts.
“Monte Coleman was one of the greatest players in Washington history,” read Harris’ statement. “He was one of the pillars of our championship defenses having played for all three Super Bowl winning teams. His durability and leadership set the standard for what it meant to suit up for the Burgundy & Gold.
“Monte will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Coleman family, his friends and all who knew him.”
Drafted in the 11th round from Central Arkansas in 1979, Coleman quickly became a fixture in Washington, playing all 16 of his NFL seasons for the organization. Though he wasn’t adorned with personal accolades at a time when the likes of Hall of Famers Mike Singletary, Harry Carson and Jack Lambert were among the league’s best-known off-ball linebackers, Coleman was nevertheless a linchpin of defenses that were so crucial to Washington’s success under head coach Joe Gibbs in the 1980s and early ’90s. The club played in Super Bowls 17, 18, 22 and 26 during that period, winning all but Super Bowl 18, when the underdog Los Angeles Raiders derailed them.
Coleman was a steadying presence for those teams and led the league in tackles in 1980 with 118, the first of three seasons when he hit the century mark. He finished his career in 1994 with 17 interceptions and 49½ sacks. His 215 regular-season appearances are second-most in franchise history, trailing only Coleman’s longtime teammate, Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green. Coleman also played in 21 playoff games, including those four Super Bowls − totaling 1½ Super Sunday sacks.
A mainstay in the Washington community, Coleman was named to the team’s Ring of Fame in 2015.
He also served as the head coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff from 2008 to 2017.
“Coach Coleman represented everything we strive for at UAPB excellence, integrity, and a relentless commitment to developing our student-athletes,” the school’s vice chancellor and director of athletics, Chris Robinson, said in a statement.
“His legacy is not only written in championships and honors, but in the lives he changed every single day.”
No cause of death was provided.
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President Trump could be facing Republican pushback from soon-to-be former senators. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined last night to discuss the group known as the YOLO caucus, and more.
Breaks between the GOP and the president could have a particular effect on the ongoing Iran war, Nancy Youssef, a staff writer at The Atlantic, said last night. “The idea that we’re starting to see fissures within [Trump’s] own party, I think, potentially gives Iran some leverage in terms of pushing for a deal that is more favorable to them,” she argued. “We’ve seen the president really toggle between trying to end this war as quickly as possible and also get some wide- reaching, headline-grabbing outcome out of it.”
Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more: Stephen Hayes, the editor of The Dispatch; Annie Linskey, a White House reporter at The Wall Street Journal; Michael Scherer, a staff writer at The Atlantic; and Youssef.
Watch the full episode here.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Summer sizzle
- A bit humid Saturday
- Isolated weekend storms
- Cooler early next week
Saturday comes with a steady increase in clouds and a chance for some scattered storms after sunset and into the overnight hours. Rain chances will peak at barely 30% from 9 p.m. Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday, as a cold front slides through the area.
The cooler air will lag a bit behind the front, so Sunday temperatures will still climb to around 90°. The difference you’ll feel Sunday will be a steady drop in humidity levels, thanks to a northwest breeze.
Much more pleasant weather is still on track for early next week. Monday and Tuesday will both be sunny and seasonably warm, with highs in the low 80s and overnight lows in the 50s for everywhere but the urban centers.
Hotter and more humid weather is expected later next week. No widespread rain is in the forecast, but afternoon storms will be much more common, so spotty drought relief is at least a possibility.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
QuickCast
SATURDAY:
Partly cloudy, hot
Breezy afternoon
Late evening shower possible
Wind: southwest 12-22 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
Highs: 90° to 95°
SUNDAY:
Mostly cloudy, hot
Scattered storms possible
Wind: northwest 5-15 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
Highs: 88° to 92°
MONDAY:
Sunny skies
Cooler
Definitely less humid
Wind: east 10-18 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
Highs: 78° to 84°
Sunrise: 5:44 a.m. // Sunset: 8:30 p.m.
Average High: 82° // Average Low: 64°
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