conversion to Christianity saying, "I spent years chasing things I thought would bring me everlasting joy and happiness: chasing Super Bowl rings or a multi-million dollar contract; or a new house, cars and jewelry. None of those things did for me what Christ did in an instant." Fletcher was named a Pro Bowl alternate 11 times during his career and did not play in his first one until the 2010 Pro Bowl via replacing Jonathan Vilma. As a result, Fletcher called himself the NFL version of Susan Lucci, who won a Daytime Emmy after 19 nominations. References External links ESPN Profile 1975 births Living people American football middle linebackers Washington Redskins players Buffalo Bills players St. Louis Rams players Saint Francis University alumni John Carroll Blue Streaks football players Players of American football from Cleveland African-American players of American football National Conference Pro Bowl players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople Washington Commanders announcers