Two years after he got his ring, Woodson returned to the team that drafted him to once again play for the Raider Nation that never stopped loving him. He won a Super Bowl in Green Bay and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year as a Packer. Leaving out 11 of his 18 years in the NFL.ĭon’t get me wrong, he deserves to be honored for his time with the Packers. But just after he takes the stage in his gold jacket in Canton, he will take the stage in Green Bay to be honored for his time with the Packers. He is getting in on his first ballot, as everyone knew he would. Obviously, Woodson doesn’t fall into the category of those who have been held out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Wouldn’t you love to see the likes of Cliff Branch, Lester Hayes, and Jack Tatum be honored in such a Hall of Fame? All three of whom continue to be shamefully passed over for the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Most notably those who continue to be snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I’m talking about a place, like the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where the greatest Raiders of all time can be honored as Raiders. If they had ever retired numbers, Woodson would not have been number 24 for the Raiders because Hall of Famer Willie Brown would have long since retired it. The Raiders have a strong stance on that, and they can’t really change it now, especially when more than one worthy player has worn the same number. I’m not talking about retiring numbers, here. There’s no time like the present to build a Raiders Hall of Fame. Now they have their new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, along with a new facility. While the Raiders were in Oakland, and they shared the old, dilapidated Coliseum with the A’s, there wasn’t really a good place for a franchise Hall of Fame. It may be tough to blame the team for not having had one years ago. They don’t have a franchise Hall of Fame. And yet, there is no induction into the Raiders Hall of Fame. The thing is, though, most people don’t even see Woodson as a Packer. This August, just after Charles Woodson is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
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