Dion Foxx couldn’t believe was he was seeing. A Redskins linebacker in 1995, he watched as Darrell Green pulled up to Redskins Park in a red Volkswagen Beetle.
Yes, this was the same Darrell Green who by then had established himself as one of the most feared cornerbacks in the NFL, with multiple All-Pro distinctions and Pro Bowl appearances since he’d entered the league more than a decade earlier. Plus, he was still one of the fastest players in the game.
Foxx inquired about the car.
“I asked him about it, and he said, `I’ve had it ever since I was in college,’ ” Foxx remembered.