He's an eight-time Pro Bowler, an NFL Defensive Player of the Year as well as a Super Bowl champion. The former Michigan star won the Heisman Trophy in 1997 and was the fourth player taken in the 1998 NFL Draft. Woodson, 36, spent the first eight years of his NFL career in Oakland. We wish him and his family all the best." The Speech and Super Bowl XLV After the Packers hung on to beat the Bears 21-14 in the NFC Championship game, Woodson delivered the above. Charles will always be a member of the Packers family and we look forward to his eventual induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Woodson finally got another chance to win a Super Bowl. A once-in-a-generation talent as a player, he is also a great leader and ambassador for the organization off the field. “He has been an integral part of the Packers’ success and our Super Bowl title in 2010 would not have been possible without his contributions. "We are grateful for all that Charles has given to the Green Bay Packers over the past seven years,” general manager Ted Thompson said in a statement. THE PERFECT 10 is executive produced by Heisman Trophy Winners and Pro Football Hall of Famers, Tim Brown and Charles Woodson, along with Hall of Fame Village Media (HOFV), H2H Productions and NFL. It's part of the business."įriday afternoon, the Packers made the news official. Eventually Rodgers will want to take his talents somewhere he if Green Bay. The news first appeared Friday morning on the Twitter feed for Woodson's winery - "Thank you Green Bay it was a great run!" - and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweeted a short time later that Carl Poston, Woodson's agent, told him "They're getting ready to release him. Yet the Packers still failed to reach the Super Bowl, falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. The Packers have released defensive back Charles Woodson after he spent seven years in Green Bay. He was truly one of the greatest players to ever step foot on the field for the Green Bay Packers, so honor that with this eye-catching piece of memorabilia.Woodson won a Super Bowl with the Packers. By the end of his illustrious career, he was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, four-time First-Team All-Pro selection, two-time NFL interceptions leader, Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl champion and most importantly, an NFL Hall of Famer after being inducted in 2021. Following his seven seasons in Green Bay, he made a return to the Raiders and played there for his final three seasons before retiring at the end of the 2015 season. In seven seasons with the Packers, he won Super Bowl XLV with them, won Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and was the NFL's interception leader twice, resulting in him being named to the team's Hall of Fame. Woodson spent 1998-2005 with the Raiders before signing with the Green Bay Packers in 2006. He was drafted fourth overall in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and made an immediate impact, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year and making it to the Pro Bowl after finishing the year with five interceptions, two forced fumbles and 64 combined tackles. Woodson was the first primarily defensive player in NCAA history to win the Heisman after an incredible season in 1997 with the Michigan Wolverines. Authentic Jersey Green Bay Packers Super Bowl 2010 Charles Woodson 100 polyester mesh body Heavyweight dazzle yoke, sleeves, nameplate, and side inserts. Celebrate one of the greatest defensive players in Green Bay Packers history with this Charles Woodson Autographed Green Mitchell & Ness Super Bowl XLV Throwback Authentic Jersey with ''SB XLV Champs'' Inscription.
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