JokerJokerDeuce said:
Oh, thats right.
Fred Smoot played and was mentored by Champ Bailey and Darrel Green.
Champ Bailey played with, and was mentored by Darren Green and Deion Sanders.
So no, Deion and Fred never played together.
Gotcha......
Well, you were sorta right initially.
For a brief period of time, the Commanders actually had Darrell Green, Deion Sanders, Champ Bailey and Fred Smoot all on their team, though the quartet never played together in 2001. Deion retired on the eve of the team's training camp that season, which allowed Smoot to take the jersey No. 21 from that point on.
Prior to Deion's retirement, I'm pretty certain Smoot wore 23.
So, no, they never technically played together, but he did have an alternate number for a brief time. There might be some archived photos somewhere on the net with him in that jersey number from mini camps that season or something.
I don't think Jerry would ever allow his 'star' running back to forego his number so a corner could have it, if indeed the signing was made.