Ovechkin serves as Redskins honorary captain at home opener

Alex Ovechkin was a football captain Sunday.

The captain of the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals was trying to pass on some good juju to the Washington Redskins as an honorary captain at their home opener against the Indianapolis Colts at FedEx Field.
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Ovechkin was sporting a personalized football jersey and mingling with Skins owner Dan Snyder and cornerback Josh Norman, who reportedly gifted him the jersey when they met earlier this week.

Washington linebacker Preston Smith apparently got the memo that Ovechkin would be in attendance and dressed up in a personalized jersey of his own.

Sunday capped a whirlwind week of appearances at FedEx Field for Ovechkin, where he attended an international friendly soccer match between Brazil and El Salvador and traded memorabilia with Brazilian soccer star Neymar in Landover, Maryland on Tuesday.
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Ovechkin was at Washington's home opener last season, also wearing a No. 8 jersey, so superstition may also have inspired him to attend. He also may have been trying to

of playing football.