Former Packers DB Charles Woodson becomes first-ballot Hall of Famer

Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson is headed to Canton to be immortalized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Woodson, who played seven years with the Packers, was voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility and will join the induction class of 2021.

Woodson joined the Packers in 2006. Over 100 regular-season games in Green Bay, Woodson delivered 38 interceptions, 15 forced fumbles, 11.5 sacks and 10 defensive touchdowns. He led the league in interceptions twice (2009, 2011) and scored at least one touchdown in each of his seven seasons with the Packers.

Woodson was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and won a Super Bowl with the Packers in 2010. He made four Pro Bowls and two first-team All-Pro teams while in Green Bay.

Between 2006 and 2012, Woodson ranked first in the NFL in interception return yards, third in interceptions and fourth in pass breakups.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has said, on multiple occasions, that he believes Woodson is the finest player he’s ever played with.

Woodson finished his 18-year NFL career with 65 interceptions, 183 pass breakups, 33 forced fumbles, 18 fumble recoveries, 20 sacks and 13 defensive touchdowns. He was a nine-time Pro Bowler, eight-time All-Pro and a member of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.

Woodson’s full bio at the Hall of Fame’s official site:

Made immediate impact for Raiders after being drafted fourth overall in 1998, earning AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award and a Pro Bowl berth … Intercepted at least one pass in each of his 18 seasons (one year shy of Darrell Green’s NFL-record 19) … Totaled 65 career interceptions, tied for fifth in League history … Fourth in NFL history for passes defensed with 183 … Twice led NFL in interceptions (nine in 2009; seven in 2011) … In 2014, became first player in NFL history with 50 career interceptions and 20 sacks … Forced 33 fumbles and recovered 18 … AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 … Member of NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s … First-Team All-Pro three times … Elected to nine Pro Bowls … Appeared in Super Bowl XXXVII with Oakland, contributing five tackles and an interception in 48-21 loss to Tampa Bay … Contributed two tackles in 31-25 Green Bay victory over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV … Co-holder of NFL record with 13 career defensive touchdowns … One of only two players (with Hall of Famer Marcus Allen) to win Heisman Trophy, AP Rookie of the Year, AP Player of the Year and a Super Bowl title in his career.

Woodson will be officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Canton on Aug. 8.

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