After being selected 10th overall in the 1987 NFL Draft, CB Rod Woodson went on to a Hall of Fame career, spending his first 10 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and making five All-Pro teams. If it was up to Woodson, his entire career would’ve been spent in Pittsburgh, he said on In The Front Row With Mike Vaccaro. But he wasn’t happy with how the team treated him during free agency after the 1996 season.
“My plan was to stay in Pittsburgh forever. I remember going through the process of having a new contract, they wanted to give me a three-year deal.