The Washington Post already has one of the best sports blogs on the sports blogosphere. Now, by way of local ties, the WaPo invited a beloved Washingtonian figure, former Redskins great defensive back Darrell Green, to blog his way through Super Bowl XLII from Arizona.

Green is widely respected in Washington, and known as the “ageless wonder” because of the way he maintained his playing shape and skills through his 20 years with the Redskins. He is also one of 15 finalists for the NFL Hall of Fame class of 2008.

This has to be one of the best parts of the new age — old greats of sports adapting to the new Web 2.0 where everyone has a blog, everyone wants to be heard, and even newspapers have adjusted their websites to adapt to the new era.

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

Kudos to The Washington Post for getting Darrell to blog his thoughts on their site.

And, more importantly, kudos to Green for taking his well-respected persona online for the rest of us to enjoy. Hopefully this will help keep him on the minds of HOF voters, and get him inducted this year. The HOF would be a better place with a person of his talent and character in.