Rod Woodson

American football player and coach (born 1965)

Rodrick "Rod" Kevin Woodson is a former American Football defensive back. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers. Woodson was drafted into the National Football League by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987. He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers (1997), Baltimore Ravens (1998-2001), and the Oakland Raiders (2002-2003). Woodson won Super Bowl XXXV with Baltimore. Woodson has also been a regular appearance on the NFL Network. In 2011, the Oakland Raiders signed him as their cornerbacks coach. That was Woodson's only season as a coach. Then he went back to being a sports analyst for college and NFL football on radio. In 2009, Woodson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Woodson's 11 interceptions returned for touchdowns are an NFL record.

Rod Woodson
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Woodson in February 2019
No. 26
Position:Safety
Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1965-03-10) March 10, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:R. Nelson Snider
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College:Purdue
NFL Draft:1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:1,049
Interceptions:71
Touchdowns:17
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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