Charles Woodson

American football player · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1976 · age 50

Charles Cameron Woodson is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He spent his first 14 seasons at cornerback and his final four as a safety.

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2009AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year AwardAward1998NFL Rookie of the YearAward1997Bronko Nagurski TrophyAwardChicago Tribune Silver FootballAwardHeisman TrophyAward1976Born7 October 1976

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Career 4

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Las Vegas Raiders2013

Green Bay Packers2006-2013

Las Vegas Raiders1998-2005

Michigan Wolverines football1995-1997

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Woodson playing for Michigan in 1997

Woodson (21) and Nick Barnett

Woodson at an Atlanta Hawks game in May 2008

Woodson in 2011

Woodson covering Randy Moss in 2012

Woodson with the Oakland Raiders in 2014

Woodson in a game against the Denver Broncos in 2015

Awards

AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award2009

NFL Rookie of the Year1998

Heisman Trophy1997

Bronko Nagurski Trophy1997

Chicago Tribune Silver Football1997

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Woodson played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, twice earning All-American honors. As a junior in 1997, he was a national champion and the first primarily defensive player in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy.

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