He partnered with former Robert Mondavi winemaker Rick Ruiz to develop a signature wine label, "Twentyfour by Charles Woodson". [133] During the 2012 United States Presidential election campaign, Woodson publicly endorsed Obama at a political rally in Green Bay, stating "I believe in what he's trying to do. Obama also said, "I have learned something that many quarterbacks have learned. [128], Woodson is married to his wife April Dixon Woodson and they have two sons together. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. 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. "I guess I aint ever getting over it,"Woodson says. Since then, Charles is the only primarily defensive player to win the Heisman. Charles Cameron Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is an American former football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. The Raiders reported on January 26, 2015, through Twitter that they agreed to a contract for Charles to return for the 2015 season. Charles was born with clubbed feet and wore leg braces for a year starting when he was six months old. [19][20] Woodson was named to his first Pro Bowl. No way hed pick off enough passes to be tied for third league-wide in interceptions. Charles average salary is $ 89,646 per year. He covered star receiver Calvin Johnson and limited him to two catches for 10 yards. Well go see him" (implying that Green Bay would win the Super Bowl and visit the White House as the winning team does each year). And the player who at the age of 39, continued to defy father time, giving everything he had to the team that drafted him. He also intercepted Peyton Manning for the first time in his career and he actually ended up doing it twice. [42] After the season, Woodson again agreed to a one-year franchise tag deal. Woodson is also one of the few players to appear in a Pro Bowl during three different decades. 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 . Woodson, a Swiss-army knife for the Packers defense, switched to playing safety full time. [9], In his junior season in 1997, Woodson became the third Michigan player to win the Heisman Trophy, joining Tom Harmon (1940) and Desmond Howard (1991). [118] He was named to the Pro Bowl in his final season. I want to thank my hometown of Fremont, Ohio. 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. He moved to town a few months later. Declining play, off the field trouble which culminated in a DUI arrest, injuries, and a negatively growing reputation for having a bad attitude. His film study told him it's a high % the out is coming. Charles Woodson is one of few players appearing in a Pro Bowl in three decades. He holds the Packers' franchise record for most defensive touchdowns (eight total, seven interception returns and one fumble return). [111] In the 2015 season, Woodson was moved to strong safety. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. After a decorated career at Fremont Ross High School, he was named Ohios Mr. Football in 1994. To my sister, Shannon, who cannot be here to join in this occasion: Big moment for our family. However, the Broncos won 1610. With two members of the Raiders family, Charles Woodson . Became the best defensive player in the world. Mott Children's Hospital for pediatric research. Charles Woodson walked onto his covered patio, overlooking a pool and golf course, to share some sources of pride with visitors. [126], Woodson was previously arrested twice: in 2000 for DUI,[127] and in 2004 for public intoxication after refusing to get out of a woman's car. [5], In 2001, his fourth year in the NFL, Woodson started sixteen games. Keep standing. Woodson was named co-captain along with teammate A. J. Hawk for the Packers defensive unit through the post-season. [100], On May 21, 2013, Woodson signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Raiders. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. [113] Woodson was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for October. As the Raiders stand at 10-3, its bittersweet that Woodson cant be apart of what is happening. With his feet no longer crooked, Woodsons rise to football prominence beganin High School, where he once scored 7 touchdowns in a single game. In 2009, at the age of 34, Woodson won the NFLs Defensive Player of the Year award. It's where I picked up my first pair of cleats to play this great game that we play. During his senior season, Charles was a USA Today All-America selection and Parade High School All-American and recorded 2,028 yards and 230 points. "I knew what he wanted,"Patton says. But not too long after that, Woodson caused uproars of a different kind, committing to play football not at the school everyone expected, Ohio State, but instead, fortheir biggest rival the Michigan Wolverines. Jan 11. 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. [25][26], In the 2000 season, Woodson started all sixteen games of the season but suffered a turf toe injury, which prevented him from practicing. He returned to the Raiders for his last three seasons, earning his ninth Pro Bowl selection in his final year. In a post-game locker room speech to his teammates, Woodson stated, "The President don't want to come watch us win the Super Bowl? Woodson cradled the Heisman Trophy and Thorpe Award he won as a three-way, national championship player at Michigan. "I think surprising would be tad bit disrespectful to Charles,"Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says. There is at least one person whos surprised. Some celebrities enter the wine industry simply because they can. 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. [16], After the 1998 season, Woodson was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. [57] On November 15, 2009, Woodson recorded nine tackles (two for loss), a sack, two forced fumbles and an interception in a 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. [51] He recorded an interception in the game, his first of the season. [14] Michigan played the Washington State Cougars in the Rose Bowl. The number and terms veteran cornerback Charles Woodson used during his memorable postgame locker-room speech following the NFC Championship in Chicago. [84] The other three quarterbacks he intercepted a pass from were Vinny Testaverde, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart. Charles had more interceptions in his first four years with the Packers (28) than he did in his last eight with the Raiders. Over his Packers work, he was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLV, while extending his Pro Bowl selections to eight as well as his first-team All-Pro honors to four. That means dont try to put me in a box because I aint going.. But it can be argued his seven years in Green Bay are what made him a Hall of Famer. [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. His work ethic was spotty at best, and it caused some issues with Jon Gruden. He could really care less about it. He happily married his wife April Dixon Woodson. Maybe Woodson would make it through another season, Del Rio thought. As a matter of fact, we've done that a couple of times. [102] He earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his game against the Chargers. Woodson dislocated his shoulder two weeks earlier, and it hurt. Patton still remembers Woodson telling him hed be in Green Bay all by himself. . Charles and Rod Woodson were teammates with the Raiders in 2002 and 2003. He has started each of his 45 games in Oakland over the past three seasons. Then hell return here. And it was. The owner is Green Bay resident Jonathan Patton. The only problem is I ran into Derrick Brooks and (John) Lynch, and it didn't turn out so well. His opinion of Woodson never changed. Charles also played college football at Michigan, where he received the Heisman Trophy and the 1997 national championship as a junior. [15], Woodson finished his college career with 16 interceptions and 30 passes defended. [69][70] He was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team for the 2000s. Updated Sep 3, 2021 at 2:50pm. 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 . Theres always going to be love between me and Green Bay.". Wish you were here. He found a familiar setting in Oakland, the team that drafted him No. The win over the Buckeyes lifted Michigan to the Rose Bowl. Life is good in Green Bay when youre related to Charles Woodson. "I spent seven years in Green Bay. . I thank you for that tough love. Jokes aside, this episode of A Football Life was a fitting tribute and a great story for one of the games great players. His spectacular play earned him an invitation to New York City as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, alongside the favorite, Peyton Manning, Randy Moss, and Ryan Leaf. And like any loving brother or sister would do, Charles siblings would slide him around the house in his special shoes. And in his Junior season, he took his game to another level. The cornerbackwho became the first and still the only primary defensive player to win the Heisman Trophy. The pair married in November 2009, and Charles used social media to celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary in Orland, Florida, in November 2017. Your love is like tears from the stars. Woodson, his brother knows, wants nothing more than to beat the Packers on Sunday. The fourth overall pick of the 1998 NFL Draft, Woodson stepped into the Oakland Raiders' starting lineup immediately. Each week, Woodson shows his new coach more. He also has more touchdowns (8 vs 2) and sacks (6 vs 5.5) with the Packers than during his time in Oakland. Everything includes a personalized autograph. As a senior at Ross High School, Woodson was named Ohio's "Mr. Without you, I'm not here. A teary-eyed. [12] During his Heisman-winning junior year, he made an acrobatic one-handed sideline interception against the Michigan State Spartans. He left the Raiders following eight seasons to join the Packers, where he played his next seven seasons. Woodson was blown away with the welcoming party of Raiders fans when he arrived back at the teams facility. The last bridge between Woodson and the town he called home for seven years. Thats really impressive to see.". But Charles quickly gotsettled in Green Bay. [86] This, his eleventh career interception return for a touchdown, places him second all-time behind Rod Woodson. Charles displayed a natural talent for the game, prompting his mother to send him to the local YMCA to play flag football. To be one of the four people to be picked, that's a really big honor and I'm appreciative of it. On October 22, he had a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins. Theres a smallteam flag hanging next to one trophy case. Jonathan Patton, Woodson's younger brother, was chasing outside expectations years ago when Woodson gave him some advice: "Make your passion your paycheck." Patton, who runs a sports lounge. Woodson won Michigan's third Heisman, joining Desmond Howard and Tom Harmon. He referred to his older brother, Terry, as "my rabbit, who I was chasing as a child." Woodson said his sister Shannon couldn't attend the enshrinement Sunday because she is battling COVID-19. But those people that I mentioned, that's who I am. [9], Throughout college, Woodson was known for big plays in big moments of a game. [72], During the 2010 season, Woodson recorded two interceptions and five forced fumbles for the Packers. *Intro music starts playing for Raiders @ Pats AFC title game*, "THAT'S CHARLES WOODSON'S MUSIC!!! Green Bay, in some way, always will feel a little bit like home. CHARLES WOODSON: (Singing) Mama, mama, you know I love you. On Sunday, Patton will fly across the country to watch the Raiders host the Packers inside Oakland Colliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports. Charles estimated net worth is $916,712. So when I say that when I go in, we all go in, I mean that from the bottom of my heart. He was born and brought up in Fremont, Ohio, in the United States to his parents. Here is the last family member left in Green Bay. The young team jokingly referred to Woodson as Uncle, Big Brother or simply as Old Man at every opportunity. 1:00; Is Bradford in it for the long haul with Eagles? GREEN BAY - Charles Woodson didn't play the majority of his 18-year career for the Packers. [52] On November 4, Woodson had a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown with 59 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to seal a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Charles Cameron Woodson was born on October 7, 1976 in Fremont, Ohio. Patton would visit when he could, when his own basketball career wasnt keeping him on the road. For his efforts, he was named the Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year and an AP First-team All-American. Woodson had two interceptions in the game. [34] Woodson started every Raider game in the 2003 NFL Playoffs, finishing with a start in Super Bowl XXXVII. In his mind, general manager Ted Thompson was telling him there was a better alternative on the roster. Charles mother, divorced her husband shortly following Charless birth. Woodson had 4 interceptions in 2014, at the end of 38. The Raiders were a natural place for Woodson to prolong his career. "Probably the thing that I respect about his game more than most,"Whitt says, "is he truly loves the game. In his class at Fox Valley Tech, where he learned about the printing industry, Pattons phone started ringing. Don't mess with Charles Woodson. [57] He is the only defensive player to ever receive this award three times in the same season, and joins Barry Sanders and Mike Vanderjagt as the only NFL players to receive a Player of the Month award three times in a single season. [75] It was his seventh career selection to the Pro Bowl. [99], On February 15, 2013, the Packers released Woodson. CANTON, Ohio Charles . "It bothers him when people dont think hes the best. It was his second year winning the Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year award and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Early life and high school. Woodson's journey began in Fremont, dominating as a Ross athlete, with dozens of offers to play college football. [5], In 2002, Woodson suffered his first major injury since his freshman year at Michigan, suffering from a shoulder injury which caused him to be inactive for eight games. [20][30] Woodson returned punts for the first time in the NFL, returning four punts for 47 yards. Ahighly successful collegiate career doesntguarantee greatness ask Ryan Leaf but as the 4th overall pick by the Oakland Raiders in the 1998 NFL Draft, that would be the expectation. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Another scab is opened. So I thank you. But once you go through life, you go through your own journey, and life throws its obstacles at you. stepfather. "Go Pack,"the owner says. Around the league, he remembers, teams werent exactly knocking down his door with a contract to sign. January 15 . This is how you press a receiver, hell say. Charles stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx 1.85 m). The Raiders defeated the Chargers 23-20 in overtime. Charles Woodson was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and was named Defensive Rookie of the Year (1998) and Defensive Player of the Year (2009). He described the feeling of being welcomed back by Raider Nation as something he wishes everybody in the world could feel how he felt at the moment. In the offseason, he shows younger cornerbacks film from Woodsons prime. GREEN BAY, Wis. - Charles Woodson promised that his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech would be centered on family. Whitt says Woodsons film from 2009 is as good as hes ever seen. "I think from the time I left,"Woodson says, "I felt that I showed not only Green Bay, but people in the NFL period. I just want you to do one thing for me: Love your mother the way that I love mine. [43][44] He finished the season with 30 total tackles, one interception, four passes defensed, and one forced fumble. Quote Tweet. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Charles Woodson walked onto his covered patio, overlooking a pool and golf course, to share some sources of pride with visitors. Ask the owner whats his favorite piece, and the answer is easy. If you havent watched the episode, and have the intention of doing so, I wouldnt recommend reading further. The Packers were in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010, having defeated the Chicago Bears in order to get there. He was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and named to All-Big Ten First-team by conference coaches and the media. It wasnt always that way. He had dedicated himself to being here in Green Bay. An example of the NFLs most decorated players, Charles is tied with Rod Woodson (no relation) and Darren Sharper for the most defensive touchdowns, second in interceptions returned for touchdowns, plus tied with Ken Riley for the fifth-most interceptions. On Sunday, Patton will fly cross country to watch the Raiders host the Packers inside Oakland Colliseum. As a freshman, he had two interceptions in a victory against the #2-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Charles had more interceptions in his first four years with the Packers (28) than he did in his initial eight with the Raiders (17). [63] Woodson was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for this performance and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for the month of November. They are not brothers. Doesnt make up for how it all ended in Green Bay, where Woodson thought hed retire. Woodson signed an extension after Green Bay won the Super Bowl in 2010. To my family, my wife, my kids. For NFL's contenders, a good backup QB is hard to find. He already has an open spot along the far wall of his bar, next to his brothers Packers jersey. "Im always going to be connected,"Woodson says, "regardless of if my brother is there or not. "Its special,"Woodson says. He was introduced into football by his older half-brother named, Terry Carter. Woodson retired in 2004 as the Cowboys' all-time leading tackler with 813 career tackles. His game-worn jerseyscollege and pro hang on the walls. He returned the second interception 41 yards for a touchdown. [105][106], In Week 14 of the 2014 season, Woodson earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It really bothers him. Charles is a 45-year-old who was born on October 7, 1976, in Fremont, Ohio, in the United States. [10] Woodson received 282 more voting points than runner-up Peyton Manning of Tennessee. He became inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. Charles also earned Pro Bowl selections during his first four seasons and two first-team All-Pro honors. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. On October 6, in a Week 5 game against the San Diego Chargers, Woodson tied the NFL record (with Darren Sharper and former teammate Rod Woodson) for most defensive touchdowns by scoring on a fumble recovery for his 13th defensive touchdown. He's Charles Woodson's younger brother. When they cut him, he says, the message was clear. NFL changing playoff officiating procedure, "After the fourth call,"Patton says, "I thought, 'Wait a minute. But, Bro, you built me for an 18year career. Woodson later stated that he tried to do Howards famous pose after scoring the touchdown, but failed after his teammates mobbed him in the end zone. One of the NFL's most decorated players, Woodson is tied with Rod Woodson (no relation) and Darren Sharper for the most defensive touchdowns, second in interceptions returned for touchdowns, and tied with Ken Riley for the fifth-most interceptions. I could care less about the Packers, but I badly wanted Charles to hoist that Lombardi trophy. Theyd yank him soon after kickoff. I told you years ago that you was the best thing that ever happened to me, and that still rings true today. After the fact, Whitt says, he believes Woodson is the most complete cornerback in NFL history. A short time later, Woodsons interception in the end zone would help clinch Michigans first National Championship since 1997 a 21-16 victory over Leafs Washington State Cougars. [29] He was named to the All-Pro team by Sports Illustrated, and second-team honors from the Associated Press.
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