When your oldest player pops his shoulder in, tapes it up and suits up for the game, that resonates louder than any speech.
“How about Charles Woodson?” Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio asked reporters after Sunday’s win. “How about Charles finding a way to make it out here today? That’s what makes this game so special.”
The act of toughness by the 38-year-old safety, who dislocated his shoulder in the loss to the Bengals, seemed like self-torture when the Ravens scored on four straight possessions in the first half.