Rod Woodson Pro Football Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame cornerback and safety, Super Bowl champion with the Ravens, and NFL record holder for interceptions returned for a touchdown and fumble recoveries.
Rod Woodson is an American former professional football player for 17 seasons in the NFL, widely considered one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time. He holds the NFL record for fumble recoveries (32) by a defensive player and interceptions returned for a touchdown (12). He was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1993. Woodson played college football for Purdue, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987, and was a key member of the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV championship team. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Cornerback; Safety
- Primary teams
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Oakland Raiders
- San Francisco 49ers
Lore & Background
Rod Woodson played 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, then was a key member of the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV championship team. He also had stints with the San Francisco 49ers and two seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He switched from cornerback to safety later in his career. After retiring in 2003, he worked as an analyst for NFL Network and Big Ten Network, then as Raiders cornerbacks coach in 2011, then returned to broadcasting before resuming coaching in 2014. He was announced in July 2022 as the Ravens' new radio color commentator.
Reader's Guide
Woodson's 71 career interceptions are the third most in NFL history. He holds the NFL record for fumble recoveries by a defensive player (32) and interceptions returned for a touchdown (12). He was a consensus All-American at Purdue in 1986 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. He also excelled in track and field, holding Purdue school records in the 60 and 110 meter hurdles.
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