Updated Feb 15, 2013 - 8:01 pm
Picturing Charles Woodson in the Seahawks' secondary
Seahawks general manager John Schneider was part of the Packers' front office when Green Bay signed free-agent defensive back Charles Woodson back in 2006.
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Woodson was released Friday by the cash-strapped Packers, who apparently couldn't stomach the idea of paying $9 million next season to a player with advancing age and diminishing durability. Woodson missed nine games last season due to a broken collarbone. But even at 36, the consensus is that he could still help a team, perhaps in a part-time role.
"To me, he's a 20-play player anymore. He's going to give you 20 good ones," ESPN's Herm Edwards told "Brock and Salk" on Friday.
Edwards, a former NFL defensive back himself, thinks Woodson is best suited at this stage of his career to be a nickelback. He moved from cornerback to safety last season.
"I think he's an inside guy. You don't want to put him outside anymore," Edwards said. "You'll want to put him in there and let him play some safety, you blitz him some, he's going to cover the tight end, those are the things he's going to do. He's got great instincts and awareness, and he's got good leadership qualities."
Marcus Trufant, Seattle's primary nickelback last season, will be a free agent. Younger cornerbacks Jeremy Lane and Byron Maxwell also saw time in that role last season.
The video below includes additional thoughts from Mike Salk and Brock Huard on Woodson and the Seahawks.
You can listen to Friday's show here.
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Stevebo wrote...Woodson is a very well respected (and proven) player..February 15, 2013 1:12 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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CJinVic10 wrote...LeadershipFebruary 18, 2013 5:20 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Cbrew wrote...CjinVic10 - You're wrong on a few fronts....February 18, 2013 8:06 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Sekolah wrote...RE: Woodson is a very well respected (and proven) player..February 19, 2013 10:00 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Broyld wrote...ehhhhFebruary 15, 2013 1:31 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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hawhetton wrote...Good but only for just above the league minimumFebruary 15, 2013 1:50 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Sekolah wrote...If we're going to look towards grizzled vetsFebruary 15, 2013 10:29 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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hawhetton wrote...ClaytonFebruary 17, 2013 9:32 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock has also spent five years with ESPN working as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. Brock makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
