This is how you tackle. But Woodsons early success was mostly thanks to raw talent and pure instinct. Whitt is two years Woodsons junior, and it isnt easy for a younger coach to handle a legend. To be one of the four people to be picked, that's a really big honor and I'm appreciative of it. . "Apprehension,"Woodson says, was the feeling when he arrived before the 2006 season. Hikaru Kudo. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. January 15, 2023. Woodson cradled the Heisman Trophy and Thorpe Award he won as a three-way, national championship player at Michigan. Whitt says theres "no question"Woodsons influence lingers through the Packers locker room. "Defensive Player of the Year,"the owner says as he removes a signed plaque given to Woodson when the former Packers defensive back won the award in 2009. "I spent seven years in Green Bay. Jokes aside, this episode of A Football Life was a fitting tribute and a great story for one of the games great players. After 8 seasons as a Raider, Al Davis declined to use the franchise tag on Woodson, allowing him to be a free agent. At the age of 37, Woodson was back where his NFL career started. Early in their relationship, Woodson didnt know whether to trust his new position coach. [107] Woodson finished the 2014 season with 111 total tackles, four interceptions, eight passes defensed, one fumble recovery, and one sack. Two trophy cases behind the bar are a collage of Woodsons football career. [13] In a game against Ohio State, he returned a punt for a touchdown, made an interception in the end-zone, and had a 37-yard reception that led to Michigan's only offensive touchdown of the game. He was 36 years old. Anybody. In the Super Bowl, Woodson showed signs of his injury, but still recorded an interception in a losing effort against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Raiders reported on January 26, 2015, through Twitter that they agreed to a contract for Charles to return for the 2015 season. [98] He was ranked 85th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014. Woodson's 10 minutes with the attention of the football world, closing the show for the Hall's Class of 2021, focused mostly on the latter, from his mother Georgia's introduction to his heartfelt . Each week, Woodson shows his new coach more. Finally, Whitt had a man-to-man conversation after a loss to the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009. 4 overall in 1998. A man who still hasnt gotten past his release three years later? [32] He was named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl. Singleparent household. Thank you, Mama. As of now, Charles works as a college football analyst at Fox Sports since 2018. They had 11 interceptions in 2013, tied for 26th fewest in the NFL. Charles average salary is $ 89,646 per year. Woodson lived up to his word and picked off Manning two times. If you havent watched the episode, and have the intention of doing so, I wouldnt recommend reading further. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. [77][78] With 1:54 before halftime of the Super Bowl, Woodson broke his collar bone while diving to successfully defend a pass intended for Mike Wallace. [121][122], Woodson is an oenophile who developed his interest in wine while playing football for the first time in Oakland, near the Napa Valley. [119], On February 12, 2016, it was announced that Woodson would be joining ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, replacing Keyshawn Johnson for the upcoming season. Woodson says he "paid close attention"to the problems in the Packers secondary. From prior conversations, he couldnt recall any gripes the organization had about money. He shared a suite with Greg Santaga, owner and president of Green Bay Packaging. Football chose me.. For his effort during the 2009 season Woodson was selected as the AP Defensive Player of the Year. [9], Throughout college, Woodson was known for big plays in big moments of a game. You keep me humble. That cornerback has since lauded the Packers organization, Mike McCarthy, and the people of the State of Wisconsin for having faith in him, and has declared that it was truly a blessing coming to Green Bay.. Hell meet with family after the game. Hell never forget Feb. 15, 2013. Woodson was joined in the honor by Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard, and Anthony Carter. 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Fuller was playing for the int the whole time. Charles earned $10.5 million in the first year of the deal and $18 million over the first three years. This was the fourth consecutive year Woodson played in every game of the season. As of now, Charles works as a college football analyst at Fox Sports since 2018. Any Oakland Raider fan, Las Vegas Raider fan, stand up. Doesnt make up for how it all ended in Green Bay, where Woodson thought hed retire. Cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt Jr. says Woodson is one of his best friends. Charles and Rod Woodson were teammates with the Raiders in 2002 and 2003. The win over the Buckeyes lifted Michigan to the Rose Bowl. When they visited the White House, Obama made reference to Woodson's pep rally and autographed jersey. [40], In the 2004 season, Woodson played the first 13 games of the season before suffering a leg injury which put him inactive in the last three weeks. This was different. There was a warning his brother might be cut, he says. My coach, Lloyd Carr, told me a long time ago: There's no one bigger than the team. It wasnt to be close to his brother, he says, but proximity didnt hurt. The pass was intended for Earl Bennett. Woodson gave an emotional speech during halftime, that Aaron Rodgers briefly touched on. He found a familiar setting in Oakland, the team that drafted him No. That childhood . He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. He was used as his team's starting punt returner for the first time in his NFL career, returning 41 punts for 363 yards. As a matter of fact, we've done that a couple of times. Charles Cameron Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. Out the front window, you can see Heritage Trail. [51] He recorded an interception in the game, his first of the season. Charles Woodson: The preeminent defensive back of his era, Woodson spent nearly two decades in the NFL, bookending his prolific career as one of my most respected defenders to ever play the game . He led the team with five interceptions and eight takeaways. Your love is like tears from the stars. Khalil Mack said that having Charles Woodson in the huddle was surreal, and that Woodson was walking greatness. Any Michigan Wolverine out there, a player, keep standing, keep standing. When Packers cornerback Sam Shields was knocked out of a game in Denver last month and missed the following week at Carolina, Woodson called Whitt. So when I say that when I go in, we all go in, I mean that from the bottom of my heart. [96], Woodson sat out several weeks with the broken collarbone, but made it back for the first playoff game, the Wild Card Round against the Minnesota Vikings. Next stop Canton, where it all comes full circle for the kid from Ohio. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the 1997 national championship as a junior. Dec 24, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders free safety Charles Woodson (24) reacts after playing his final home game during an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers at O.co . Dont mess with Charles Woodson.. He was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and named to All-Big Ten First-team by conference coaches and the media. [27] After recovering from his shoulder injury, Woodson missed the last three games of the regular season, suffering from a cracked fibula bone in his right leg. [132], During the Green Bay Packers' 2010 Super Bowl-winning season, Woodson publicly called out US President Barack Obama on his support for longtime Packers' rivals, the Chicago Bears. Genealogy for Charles Woodson (1781 - 1838) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. [64][57], In January 2010, Woodson was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for December 2009. Charles Woodson will be joined on the ESPN set this season by (from left to right) Chris Berman, Matt Hasselbeck and Randy Moss. Hall of Fame inductee and former Raiders and Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson and his mother Georgia Woodson reflect on HOF Weekend to remember. "It bothers him when people dont think hes the best. ", Follow every game: Latest NFL Scores and Schedules. Patton still remembers Woodson telling him hed be in Green Bay all by himself. The number and terms veteran cornerback Charles Woodson used during his memorable postgame locker-room speech following the NFC Championship in Chicago. When Woodson left, Whitt says, the gulf in the Packers secondary was impossible to fill. Whitt says one of his roughest days in coaching was when he watched the Packers cut Woodson. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onLas Vegas Raiders and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. "Im as good at what I do as you are at what you do,"Whitt told him. He recorded seven tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and recovery (same play), four passes defended and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. [84] The other three quarterbacks he intercepted a pass from were Vinny Testaverde, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart. Growing up in Fremont, Ohio, he overcame the deformity. He returned to the Raiders for his last three seasons, earning his ninth Pro Bowl selection in his final year. The shoulder injury came in the first half of the second game of the season. [56] Woodson was named NFL Defensive Player of the Month for September in 2008. "[citation needed], Woodson declared his eligibility for the NFL Draft following his junior season at Michigan and was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 1998 Draft by the Oakland Raiders. Woodson had two interceptions in the game. Green Bay, in some way, always will feel a little bit like home. He declared his eligibility for the NFL Draft after his junior season at Michigan and was chosen with the fourth overall pick of the 1998 Draft by the Oakland Raiders. In his rookie season, Woodson intercepted 5 passes including one he returned for a touchdown forced 2 fumbles, and was third on the team in tackles, with 61. Woodson was a 3x Super Bowl Champion, a 4x First-Team All-Pro, and a 5x Pro Bowler. He told the team if the President did not want to see the Packers play in the Super Bowl then they would go to the White House. They say it takes a village to raise a child, and my village certainly done right by me and my family. We were Mr. Ohio together. [19][20] Woodson was named to his first Pro Bowl. Woodson dislocated his shoulder two weeks earlier, and it hurt. pic.twitter.com/a5oC5TgScR, Just Blog Baby (@JustBlogBaby) November 28, 2016. Woodson left the Raiders after eight seasons to join the Packers, where he played his next seven seasons. Tarleton Woodson, II. Woodson scored touchdowns as a punt returner, as a running back, as a wide receiver, while also recording 7 interceptions and maintaining his role as a primarily defensive player. Woodson was a three-time All-Pro, nine-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 2000s. I love you back. Became the best defensive. "I guess I aint ever getting over it,"Woodson says. Woodson was blown away with the welcoming party of Raiders fans when he arrived back at the teams facility. - Charles Woodson quotes from BrainyQuote.com "Because my brother liked Michigan, I liked Michigan, and by the nature of that, I didn't like Ohio State." - Charles Woodson He had 9 interceptions, 3 of which he returned for a touchdown while also forcing 4 fumbles. President Obama made a comment that if his favorite team wasnt in it (the Bears), he had no interest in going to watch the game. My boy James, my brother from another mother: Ain't nobody in this world, man, that I would want to stand back to back with, toe to toe, and fight with anybody. About Charles Woodson. This is how you press a receiver, hell say. [115] On January 3, 2016, he played in his final NFL game, a 2317 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Mott Children's Hospital for pediatric research. 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