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RICHMOND, Va. -- Look at London Fletchers career stats, particularly the column of numbers under the letter "G." Nothing but 16s for "Games" played. On and on and on. Through four years with the St. Louis Rams. Five with the Buffalo Bills. Six with the Washington Redskins. Its become routine to say that Fletcher has never missed a game in his NFL career. Its routine to hear him say that hes been "blessed" with "good genes." Its routine to hear him insist that he only thinks about his playing streak when reporters bring it up. And, every year that passes, the routine becomes more remarkable. Robert Griffin III has missed a game, and hes only played one season. Keenan Robinson, the 2012 draft pick groomed as a possible successor to Fletcher, has already missed five games and had two serious shoulder injuries. He might not play at all this season. Fletchers streak is now at 240, the longest among active players in the NFL. Hes been credited with 1,321 tackles and 608 assists, which translates into nearly 2,000 confrontations with running backs, tight ends and quarterbacks -- and not a single impact that caused him to miss the next game. "London," Griffin said, "has been amazing." Fletcher is now 38, back for another year captaining the Redskins defence as an inside linebacker. It wasnt a sure thing that he would make it back this time. There were times last year when he couldnt practice because of injuries. Then he kept silent for a while after the end of the season and waited until he had ankle and elbow surgeries to proclaim that, no, he never seriously considered retirement. "Its just something where you get up every day and go to work and dont think about it," Fletcher said. "Its pretty much how I go about my business. I get up every day, come to work and dont think about the durability part until somebody brings it up. I feel good. I try to do a lot of different things to keep myself feeling good. The training staff does a great job of working with me, and the coaches do a great job of monitoring my reps and things like that. So I dont think about it a whole lot." Besides, now is not the time to quit. The Redskins went 32-48 in Fletchers first five seasons in Washington, and the losing was starting to wear on him. Now they are the reigning NFC East champs. They are on the rise with Griffin, whose own medical marvel is the speed in which hes returned from reconstructive knee surgery. "Well, if I was impressed with him before (last) season, how do you think I feel about him now?" Fletcher said with a laugh. "I think he exceeded all expectations, and thats really hard for a guy like him to come in with such high expectations. And when you think about it, this franchise has been looking for a franchise quarterback for, I dont know, over 20 years. So to finally get one ..." Fletcher is two-plus seasons away from the record for consecutive games played by a defensive player, Jim Marshalls 282-game run from 1960-79. Hes in the last year of his latest contract, but thats immaterial. As long as he keeps playing well -- hes been second-team All-Pro the last two years -- the Redskins will want him back. "Really, in the National Football League, you are always on your last year of your contract for the most part," Fletcher said. "This is just the nature of the business. I have scratched and clawed my whole career. I came in as an undrafted free agent, so I was on the last year of my contract 16 years ago when you really think about it. Its not something I spend a lot of time with. Im focused on this season and thats pretty much it." Notes: Griffin was a bystander for nearly the entire practice Tuesday as the team prepared for Thursday nights preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans. 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A sensational 89th-minute Josh Reynolds try has ended Manlys NRL season, with Canterbury defeating the Sea Eagles 20-16 at ANZ Stadium.Reynolds chased down a Sam Perrett grubber that went between the legs of Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic with just 79 seconds on the clock on Thursday night for the Bulldogs to consolidate their top-four spot in a patchy performance.Reynolds was controversially earlier been denied what would have been the match-winning try by the bunker in the second minute of extra time.Reynolds kicked 25m out from Manlys line and chased through and picked up a Daly Cherry-Evans fumble to crash over.But video referee Bernard Sutton somehow ruled that Reynolds pushed Cherry-Evans in the back before he picked up the ball. The loss ends any chance of Manly making the finals this year under first-season coach Trent Barrett.Manly skipper Jamie Lyon missed an 80th-minute penalty goal, from a Sam Kasiano ruck penalty, that would have kept the visitors slim playoff hopes intact.The Sea Eagles were the better side for much of the contest but missed a number of field-goal attempts in extra time as the Dogs held their composure.However, Canterburys effort will have only given ammunition to those who have written them off as a premiership threat.Cherry-Evans chipped and chased for himself and outleapt Will Hopoate for the games first try in just the fourth minute.Brett Morris scored his first try from a Falcon assist from his brother Josh when the Steeden bounced off his head and Brett pounced in the in-goal.Brett added his second five minutes later, scything his way past three defenders to score his 130th career try.The Dogs led 12-6 at the break before Matt WWright crossed two minutes after halftime on the back of a Lyon linebreak.ddddddddddddThe Dogs went ahead again in the 56th minute through winger Perrett but his opposite Jorge Taufua answered six minutes later after a Nathan Green tapdown.Taufua was denied 10 minutes later via a double movement and the game moved into the golden-point period after Lyons miss.Manly centre Dylan Walker suffered a dislocated shoulder in the first half and could have played his last game of the year.The win was the Bulldogs seventh in eight games and their eighth in nine golden-point matches.They will hold their spot in the top four regardless of other results in round 23.It was a pretty scrappy affair, Bulldogs coach Des Hasler said of his 200th NRL win with the clipboard.The positive for us was (winning after) the five-day turnaround. It was against a side that was desperate.Their season was on the line - you could see that.We came up with some great defence.They are (ugly) wins, but we have to have them. There was a lot at stake in this game.The fact that we can graft out the win and overcome moments of adversity to hang in there and keep turning up, that has to be a good sign.Manly are on 20 points with three matches to play meaning they cant make the 28-point cut for the final eight.The boys are shattered, coach Barrett said.From my point of view, I couldnt be more proud of the effort and fight. We knew we had to win to make the finals and we gave ourselves every chance.We had the opportunity to win the game there in golden point but it wasnt to be. ' ' '