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‘Don’t Ever Do That Again:’ Rod Woodson Recalls Joe Greene’s Message After First NFL Interception

Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Rod Woodson has 12 career interceptions returned for touchdowns, the first of which came on the very first interception of his NFL career. In Week 11 of the 1987 season, Woodson took a Boomer Esiason interception 45 yards to the house to give the Steelers a 13-3 lead over the Cincinnati Bengals, a game Pittsburgh would go on to win 30-16.

But after Woodson’s first career interception, not everyone was happy. At the end of the play, Woodson pointed at Cincinnati offensive lineman Joe Walter, and then-Steelers defensive line coach “Mean” Joe Greene told the rookie to knock it off.