Overview

• The team confirmed Monk’s No. 81 will be raised to the rafters during a prime-time Sunday night game against the Seattle Seahawks on November 2, 2025
• Monk joins an exclusive group of six franchise legends whose numbers have been retired, including Sammy Baugh, Bobby Mitchell and Darrell Green
• The ceremony will introduce throwback burgundy-and-gold uniforms that honor Monk’s playing era
• Josh Harris, Mark Clouse and former teammates Doug Williams and Ricky Sanders traveled to Monk’s Florida home to surprise him with the announcement
• The jersey retirement is part of a broader heritage initiative by the new ownership to reconnect with the Commanders’ storied past