{{Infobox NFL player |name=Charles Woodson |image=Woodson March 08.jpg |inage_size=250 |alt= |caption=Woodson signing autographs in March 2008. |currentteam= Oakland Raiders |number=24 |position=Free Safety / Cornerback |birth_date= (1976-10-07) October 7, 1976 |birth_place=Fremont, Ohio |death_date= |death_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=1 |weight=210 |highschool=Fremont (OH) |college=[[university of Michigan |draftyear=1998 |draftround=1 |draftpick=4 |debutyear=1998 |debutteam=Oakland Raiders |finalteam= |finalyear= |pastteams=Oakland Raiders (1998–2005)Green Bay Packers (2006–2012)Oakland Raiders (2013–present)|status=Active |highlights=High SchoolUSA Today High School All-American (1994)Mr. Football Award (Ohio) (1994)NFL8× Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)7× All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)Super Bowl Champion (XLV)NFC Champion (2010)AFC Champion (2002)AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2009)NFC Defensive Player of the Year (2009)AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1998)PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year (1998)NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team2× NFL interceptions leader (2009, 2011)CollegeHeisman Trophy (1997)National Champion (1997)First-team All-American (1996, 1997)Walter Camp Award (1997)Sporting News Player of the Year (1997)Chic Harley Award (1997)Bronko Nagurski Trophy (1997)Chuck Bednarik Award (1997)Jim Thorpe Award (1997)Jack Tatum Trophy (1997)Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year (1998)Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1997)Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1995)|statweek=3 |statseason=2014 |statlabel1=Tackles |statvalue1=83888 |statlabel2=Quarterback sacks |statvalue2=190.0 |statlabel3=Forced fumbles |statvalue3=272 |statlabel4=Interceptions |statvalue4=579 |statlabel5=Touchdowns |statvalue5=133 |nflnew=charleswoodson/2503797 }}Charles Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is an American football free safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Michigan, and led the Michigan Wolverines to a national championship in 1997. Woodson, a "two-way player" who played both offense and defense, won the Heisman Trophy in the same year, becoming the first and, so far, only player to win the award as a defensive player. To date, he is the last player to win the Heisman that was not a running back or quarterback.Woodson was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the fourth pick in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft. In his first season with Oakland, Woodson was selected as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned All-Pro recognition three consecutive times (1999–2001). In a memorable 2002 AFC playoff match against the New England Patriots, Woodson seemed to have clinched the game by forcing a fumble by quarterback Tom Brady, but the ruling was controversially overturned. Woodson later battled several nagging injuries in consecutive seasons in Oakland, leading to his departure and
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