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Rod Woodson Rejoins Raiders as Assistant Coach

Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson has been hired as an assistant coach by the Raiders, the last team he played for during his illustrious 17-year NFL career. Woodson will work with the team's cornerbacks under new head coach Hue Jackson. "I'm excited that we have a Hall of Fame player who is coming back to the...

Dick LeBeau Embraces 2010 NFL Hall of Fame Induction Modestly

CANTON, Ohio -- This NFL season marks Dick LeBeau's 52nd as a coach or player who analyzes and negates offenses, who dissects players' strengths and weakness, and who, in wizard-like fashion, comprehends what clicks in this league. Thus, it's surprising to hear him say that he is still trying to grasp what being a member...

Explaining the Ins and Outs of NFL's Hall of Fame Voting Process

I used to get letters. Now I get e-mails in the hundreds. And DVDs. And even tweets (@deegle84).All imploring me to vote for a prospective Hall of Fame candidate. Or non-candidate. Or even, in a case or two, someone I've never heard of.To all those folks who write me: Anybody who hasn't been a voter can't understand how...

Rod Woodson's Passion for Game, Life Palpable in Induction Speech

CANTON, Ohio -- Rod Woodson's NFL statistics over 17 seasons were so gaudy and his place on the NFL's vaunted 75th Anniversary Team as an active player so impressive, he was a shoo-in to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility."I've seen it from afar, but getting on this stage, it's a...

Rod Woodson Talks About Hall of Fame Career and Trusting Roger Goodell

When Rod Woodson takes his place among other revered Pro Football Hall of Fame members during the August 8 Enshrinement Ceremony in Canton, Ohio as part of the Class of 2009, the 11-time Pro Bowler says he won't be thinking about his special status: the 63rd player among 253 members to be elected in his first year of...

Background on Rod Woodson

Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson (born March 10, 1965) is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League for seventeen seasons.

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