The greatest defensive players in Redskins history

Defense doesn’t always get its due, but today, we’ll go through the best defenders in Redskins history.

Six former Washington Redskins’ defensive players are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I’m counting real Redskins. Not the mercenaries who showed up for a quick payday at the end of their careers – guys like Deacon Jones, Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders, and Jason Taylor. (BTW, fun fact: Three of those names are in the top ten most popular surnames in the United States, while the fourth, Sanders, is in the top 75. Moral: If you are a signing a mercenary, he’s likely to have a generic last name).

Compare that to the eleven Redskins offensive players in the Hall. I’m counting the early two-way…