#41: Rod Woodson | The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players (2010) | NFL Films
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- Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson comes in as the 41st best player in NFL history on NFL Film's "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list (2010).
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Still holds the record for pick-6's and fumble recoveries. He led the league in interceptions at the age of 37, too. Impressive stats!
Yes. Woodson played on 3 Super Bowl teams that weren’t as good immediately after he left. Woodson was the perfect combo of athlete & football player.
I don't think he was a starter.
@@Dusterbugless Rod started on whatever team he was on
@@upstairscat87 he was a 3rd down guy on the Raiders.
@@Dusterbugless nope. Started as safety with Derrick Gibson. Suffered from injuries his last season which probably would have been another pro bowl year for him if not. Rod was just too good to keep on the sidelines
Scored so many kick return touchdowns in Tecmo Super Bowl back in the day with this dude
I swear he was always one of, if not the fastest player in the game
Me Too..lmao
Rod Woodson is the conversation as the best cornerback in history while playing out of position. He’s also in the conversation for best safety which was his natural position. He’s the best all around defensive back I ever saw.
Couldn’t agree more. He is criminally underrated, especially considering his versatility. The ultimate secondary weapon
How about Charles?
Rod is the greatest combo corner/safety ever. Them comes Charles woodson & Ronnie lot
He spent 10 years at corner I think he's a corner
Rod was the most complete DB ever. His accomplishments speak for themselves. He could do it all.
In this video alone, we saw him pick off four Hall of Fame QBs (Montana, Young, Moon, and Peyton Manning will be there first ballot) and use one hall of famer to tackle another hall of famer (Harrison on Faulk).
Bruce LeeRoy Woodson knocked Harrison into Faulk!!!!!
Bruce LeeRoy st
And strip sacked Jim Kelley
Jim Kelly too lol
Maybe mcnair
Woodson was a world class hurdler in college while at Purdue.
The only thing I would change about his career, if I was able to, i would make him a life-time Steeler!
He should be way higher than 41, ridiculous. Been watching football for 30yrs and Boomer is bang on. A complete DB : Shutdown DB, A ball hawk, could tackle, could rush the passer and force fumbles, Kick returns. His numbers speak for themselves. Never missed a Steelers game on TV in those days.
Didn't even mentioned NFL defensive MVP in 93
There is no way I am taking 41 players ahead of Rod Woodson
What about his son Charles ?
Exactly!
@@paleo704 haha I had to look up if that was his dad for reals I was mind blown 😂😂
I was “makes sense” lol
Seriously
True
Rod Woodson was an all pro at both corner and free safety. While Deion Sanders was a better man to man corner, Woodson was a better zone corner and wasn't afraid to come up and put a lick on any ball carrier. I hate the fact that his championship came as a Raven but I'm glad he got his ring.
i agree with all you wrote...cheers, rod woodson 🍻
ronnie lott
+don dadda harry potta he was the best db because he mastered both sides of the corner and both safety position.
I like the versatility, but Ronnie Lott was also extremely versatile and the baddest man on the field at all times.
rod was a beast had like 8 picks 2 td's for us in 02.
Coming from a Steeler's fan that grew up watching Woodson, I would have loved to see him finish his career out with the Steelers. Was not a happy camper when the Steelers let him go. Rod was one hell of a man to man cover corner also. As physical as they come. He was good at bump coverage. One of the best for sure.
You didn't have to worry about Rod Woodson knowing what to do and when to do it. He just did it, over and over again. Great player
Rod Woodson #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Played 17 years from 1987-2003 (4 teams)
11x Pro Bowl selection
6x All Pro selection
Super Bowl champion in 2000
1993 Defensive Player of the Year
1990's All Decade Team
71 career interceptions ranks 3rd all time. 1,483 return yards ranks 2nd all time.
32 career fumble recoveries
17 career touchdowns (12 interception returns, 1 fumble return, 2 kickoff returns, 2 punt returns). He holds the league record for interceptions returned for touchdown with 12.
Earned All Pro selections as cornerback, safety and kick returner.
As a testament to his work ethic and consistency here is what he did at age 37 in 2002.
Started in all 16 games
Recorded 82 combined tackles (70 solo)
8 interceptions (career-high) for 225 return yards
3 fumble recoveries
7 pass deflections
1 touchdown
All Pro selection
Pro Bowl selection
Super Bowl appearance
in 1992 I bought a Barry Foster jersey and he got hurt in 1993. In 1994 I bought a Rod Woodson jersey and he got hurt in 1995. I have been meaning to buy a Tom Brady jersey for a while now.
you better buy a Brady jersey pronto bro.
Anyone watching or commenting. I grew up in his hometown and he was and is my favorite football player ever. My idol. Was also a parade all American in high school. Played his final game for Purdue on offense as well and scored 17 points. Even played tailback. Olympic alternate in the hurdles coming out of college. I was in the 9 grade when he was a freshman at Purdue. Anyone who knows me will tell you I always said he was going to the NFL.
I’m a 35-year-old lifelong Browns fan, but I LOVED watching Rod play for the Steelers back in the 90s when I was growing up
Watching this random guy on Pat McAfee today, and I thought “I wonder how good he was?”
Answered , this is a GOAT 🐐
Damn it feels good to be a Steelers follower
How good were Rod and Deion? Good enough to play from when HD TV standard was 360p all the way through to 1080p
Not to ruin your joke, but that’s a span of about 5 years lmao
Please don’t disrespect Rod by mentioning Dion in the same sentence 🤦🏻♂️
Deion Sanders was nowhere near as good as Rod Woodson, not even close.
Rod was better in his prime, sacks, forcing and recovering fumbles deflecting passes, int, running back TD's, punts. Legend.
Rod Woodson got it all, the man could hit/tackle, cover, pursuit, etc...
This goes to shoe that the Steelers are football royalty. So many people that play for the Steelers are on this list and so high up too.
*show
I'm a Raiders fan and I've got to agree with you, The Steelers are royalty the only team with 'A Ring for the other hand'. My Raiders are up there for sure, but with only 3 to our name and the last one coming in '83. It's not good enough to be up there with the greatest franchises. Fair play to the Steelers.
"Shoe"😂😂😂
Jason Tea By the same token in the 70s, the other stacked teams of that golden era didn't lose their players either. So the Steelers always had to play top noch Oakland and Dallas teams. BTW the Steelers lost Woodson to free agency.
Unguided Reaper they are not royalty they are just lucky to be the only good team in the 70s when the league was shit
How can Neon Deon be rated higher than Rod Woodson! "I'm a cover cornerback, I don't tackle running backs" Rod Woodson was a complete defensive back in all 3 positions, Cornerback, Free Safety, and Strong Safety!
I love Rod Woodson my favorite Steeler all time
I'm too young to remember rod Woodson as a football player. To me Rod Woodson was the funny commentator on Nfl network! Always had something witty to say. 71 ints?!? Dude was a beast!
So much more, so much more. Insane player in his heyday.
How have they not made a football life episode on this guy??
Four years later, the other day, it came out. Overdue of course.
Deion is my favorite but Rod was all around great
Too low for Woodson. He is the best DB ever.
Night Train Lane or Ronnie Lott might be better, but he should be ahead of Deion.
@@SphincterOfDoom facts way ahead of sanders
@@bagofrats3464 nah I think dion the best corner
He is ahead of Mel Blount
For my money Mike Haynes was tops followed by Mel Blount.
shots fired at prime lol
Who became NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YR ('94)
@@dwightlove3704
Deion Sanders couldn’t tackle to save his life
Woodson was a never afraid to deliver a hit 💥
And BTW
Woodson intercepted 71 passes his HOF career primarily as an NFL cornerback
Sanders intercepted 56 passes as an NFL cornerback
If you ask me
Woodson> Sanders
@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 not his job to tackle... A corner is supposed to force the ball carrier back inside where the beast are at LB and D-end. What he lacked in tackling he more than compensated in coverage. He didnt need a safety over the top of him so thats always one extra you can line up in the box for run support. It balances out!!
QBS FEARED DEION..DEION WENT GAMES WITHOUT A PASS ATTEMPT THROWN HIS WAY,WHEN HE HAD TO TACKLE HE DID,BUT IT WAS RARE BECAUSE WAS SO GOOD IN COVERAGE
"75% OF EARTH IS COVERED IN WATER,DEION COVERS THE REST".
THAT'S PRIME BABY
shots fired at She-on..... trucked by Bo Jackson in college made him allergic to tackling and run support from them on.
He also blocked kicks and even played a little WR. He did it all.
These NFL videos are so exciting
Jessie Bates III broke Rod Woodson's interception record at the same high school he went to. Now, Woodson is his mentor, and Bates is currently the best Safety in the NFL, carrying on Woodson's legacy.
A world class player and a world class guy.
Rod Woodson was my guy growing up. MY GUY💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🤦🏻♂️
corners who didn't like to tackle: Deion Sanders!!
Corners who cant cover : Rod Woodson!!
+SUPERSPORTS theres no point for you to argue or be a immature troll. You dont know shit about football.
wtf ? lol
Deion was 5 times better at coverage but rod could do pretty much everything else
Soopersil3ntassasin
Coverage is everything for a CB
He was one of my favorite players and I got to see him play in Tampa while he was a Steeler and it was a treat. I am Cowboys fan and I sure would have loved to have him wear the star.
Legend. What a player he was. The hits, the sacks, the strips, open field tackles, PLUS all the fancy stuff on this video.
God damn he was good. We got spoiled watching dudes like him growing up.
In this video alone he intercepted McNair and Payton for a Td, intercepted joe Montana and intercepted Steve young to Jerry rice...he was great at CB, FS, SS and a returner. He should be in the top 20 for all time great
One of my favorite plays: tackles a Hall of Famer by THROWING another HOF into him!
Hard to argue with those numbers for Rod Woodson being the best.
1994 MNF vs Bills, single handedly won that game by himself:
-Steeler offense: 0 TD, 3 field goals
-Rod Woodson: scored 1 TD (pick-6), responsible for another (corner blitz, strip sack, fumble recovered by d-lineman for TD).
This dude was damn good.
GREATEST DB of all time! His teams were top 2 in total defense SIX times! Deion only once. Destroys deion in all the counting stats. More versatile and durable. Better ball hawk and the most pick sixes OF ALL TIME. Greatest DB EVER!
He was and still is one of my all time favorite Steelers players!!
One of the best tackling dbs of all time, if not the best. This dude hit almost like a linebacker. Also a very versatile back, he could play sb or safety. Not only that, but play both at a very elite level.
as a long time Steelers fan, he's one of my 2 favorites of all time along with John Stallworth! and the best most complete DB in my opinion!
Intercepted 8 passes in his 1993 Defensive player of the year NFL campaign as a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
He was up against some of the game’s greatest Quarterbacks of all time
Among these HOF Quarterbacks
Steve Young
Joe Montana
Warren moon
Dan Marino
John Elway
Troy Aikman
Jim Kelly
And was asked to cover the game’s best WRs of his time among them the likes of Andre Reed Cris Carter Michael Irvin Tim Brown Art Monk and the goat himself Jerry Rice
Deion Sanders being ahead of Rod Woodson is a crime.
Yeah Woodson was a better all around player. Dieon was flashier so he got a lot of attention. Plus he returned punts for touchdowns which made him more of a threat.
@@thomasc.5219 They both returned. Sanders had more return TDs though
41 more like 21
Like Mel Blount, he could have played any of the skill position, and played them great. What an athlete.
Not only was Rod a great DB at both Cornerback and Safety but he was also a great punt returner.
Rod is like Bruce Matthew’s. Played every Defensive Back position, and excelled at each one.
Before Charles there was Rod...
Almost every game he made a game changing play
Top 10 Rod Woodson one of my favorites ever
Woodson is GOAT period.
It's as if he had a gps within his helmet. That guy's nose for the ball was phenomenal.😮💨🔥
I've been a fan since his boilermaker days
Niner fan biased to Ronnie Lott for "greatest" all time - but Rod Woodson was a true complete player who should've been much higher on this list.
Lott was great Woodson was overrated . Lott was a Pro Bowler at all 4 secondary positions .Plus he was a tremendous hitter. Lott for the win
+SUPERSPORTS 3 Super Bowls 71 int. 9for TDs,10 punt returns for TDs,Yes you're a buffoon or a Raiders fan, same thing
+SUPERSPORTS 4 Postions? Strong , free, corner, what's the other one? Foh. Woodson was also a pro bowler at 2. Never asked to play strong but he could have done it. More TD's than Lott.
lala palmer
More TDs than Lott ??? They are defensive players not offensive so TDs dont mean anything but I bet you Woodson gave up more TDs than Lott
Lott is the greatest defensive back of all-time. But Woodson isn't far behind him. Before he tore his ACL he was a great man corner. Afterward he made the switch to safety and was an All-Pro there as well.
That's my guy right there.
Rod is the GOAT...by far the most complete DB
Hate the steelers with a passion but I love rod Woodson such a respectable player I would watch him anytime any day one of the best and one of the best.
Watching him take a pick to the house and take the air out of a stadium was awesome.
Looking back at the totality of their careers, I’d draft Woodson over Deion every time.
I only caught the tail end of the 70s dynasty so he was the greatest steeler I ever saw.
He shut Irvin down in the 2nd half of the SB. If Cowher started him in the 1st half they probably win that game.
Steeler fan here , Rod is only second to Jack Ham In my book 2 greats I love u guys. ❤️
To me Rod Woodson along with Shannon Sharpe changed the culture of the Ravens. Before those 2 arrived it was a "classically underachieving team" but when those 2 came it turned them into perennial contenders and it made Ray and Marvin smarter than anyone in the league at that time.
So true
Belichick puts it best. In his coaching career, when it comes to punts, he has always warned his players against three particular defensive backs: Deion Sanders, Ed Reed, and Rod Woodson. Don't punt the ball to Sanders, don't let Reed block the punt, and don't let Woodson return the ball for a touchdown. It takes a special kind of player for Belichick to single you out and build plays specifically to stop you, and Woodson is definitely special.
The AFC's answer to Ronnie Lott... Forever a Steeler!!!!
The "Ronnie Lott Turf Club":
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It's pretty sweet to see Ronnie Lott as a son, husband and father.
czcams.com/video/Y0P7wvkM27w/video.html
The alltime Steeler secondary with Woodson, Blount, Polamalu, and Jack Butler would be brutal.
Woodson ... total stud.
#41 ?? Rod Woodson Will ALWAYS be #1 in My Book! !
MET ROD WOODSON TODAY .. ONE OF THE GREATEST PITTSBURGH STEELERS EVER .. 👍🏾💯
love Boomer giving his respects - I absolutely agree. Deion always gets the accolades for his flash and charisma (look at ME!) while Rod was doing it smoother and with A LOT more power in his tackling. Rod is better than people think, loved watching him play
Woodson look like he did his job.Reliable, and winner mentality.
Looks, he made plays that made Polyamalu look like a chump
My cuzzin! Rod is the greatest CB ever! He was fast, athletic, strong, smart, could cover, hit you hard and he was slippery when returning punts and kickoffs. One thing that was never mentioned was that he was a great teammate and he made sacrifices for his team by playing out of position.
Best EVER!!!!
#RaiderNation
The perfect athlete
Rod Woodson was a beast.
In Rod we trust !
wow 17 years in the NFL! now that's incredible
He's just blessed :-)
Rod Woodson is as close as the modern game ever came (if not surpassing) Ronnie Lott. How is he #41? How?!
After Barry Sanders blew Rod's knee out most thought he was finished,but he came back to be just as dominant
We had Charles Woodson and Rod Woodson on the Raiders at the same time.
Impressive
As a Steelers fan, I could only dream of seeing a secondary with Rod Woodson at Free Safety and Polamalu at Strong Safety. Would have been sick.
The GOAT
I agree w/Boomer. Best DB of all time. To this day his leaving the STEELERS still hurts my soul.
1:25 wow. Just wow
And 2:45 dude is the total package
My favorite player along with Barry!
Under-rated fact about Rod Woodson: He had a season of 6 sacks from the cornerback position...6!
Rod Woodson greatest cornerback in the history of the game
Ronnie Lott was the greatest all around defensive back in the history of the game
Gravivector
Lane never played free safety or strong safety in his career with the Lions 🦁 Cardinals and LA Rams 🐏
Mel Blount was a more complete Cornerback than Lane
Lane was more of a hart hitter
Lane was a good coverage CB
Lott could not cover like Woodson. Nor could he take it to the house like Rod.
You got the order reversed
@@dumisatonyjohnson8145
Just curious, who would your top 10 corners of all time be?
Best DB to ever play the game.
Rod the God.
How did my steelers let him go
The fact that this man is the commissioner in my little league is crazy
Just to show the greatness of Barry Sanders, he tore Hot Rod's ACL without even touching him. F'n O'Donnell .
He and Ronnie Lott are the greatest DBs to ever play the game period.
The hit he laid out to Tony Gonzalez was tasty though...
Woodson was tough!!!! In no particular order I got Him, Ed reed, and Deion Sanders, Charles Woodson and Darren Sharper because of longevity, but Troy polomalu all around skill
WAAAAAYYY too low. Him and the other Woodson (Charles) are arguably the best all-around DBs of all time.
Both guys should be anywhere near this list. They always got burned by WRs . The only good Woodson was Darren
+SUPERSPORTS BOI hell nah Charles and rod absolutely shit on Darren
lala palmer
Darren was a good pass coverage guy the other two not so much
Rod Woodson is a Hall of Famer. The only way Darren Woodson is getting in is if he buys a ticket.
Xavier Vega HOF is just about hype anyway