"On occasion, a player comes along who does not belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a player so dominant in his sport that he deserves a higher honor.A player such as Rod Woodson.
Who says? How about these guys:
"Without a doubt,'' Bill Cowher said, "he'll go down as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.''
"If you tell me Rod Woodson is your top defensive back of all time," said Dick LeBeau, "you will get no argument from me because he certainly merits that."
"He was a player you get once in a long time," said Dan Rooney.
And more ...
"He, in my opinion, might be the greatest athlete that Chuck Noll ever drafted," said Mel Blount. "And that's saying a lot when you think of all the Hall of Famers. This guy was special."
"He was one of those rare top draft picks who probably even exceeded what people thought he would be," said Tom Donahoe.
And, from Tony Dungy on coaching Woodson his first two seasons with the Steelers: "You could see the specialness. We felt he'd be a multi-year Pro Bowler. You could see that from the first day."
Woodson, who will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, ranks among the best defensive backs in NFL history -- if not the best -- by testimony, by performance and by gaudy statistics."
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