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Commanders to Retire Hall of Fame Wide Receiver's Number This Season

Art Monk participates in a Pro Football Hall of Fame roundtable in 2008. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Three decades after his career ended, wide receiver Art Monk remains beloved by Washington Commanders fans—and this fall the team will celebrate him accordingly.

The Commanders plan to retire Monk's No. 81 this season, they said in a video Tuesday morning. Monk, 67, played for the team from 1980 to '93.

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