Woodson was used in a variety of ways by new defensive coordinator Dom Capers as Green Bay made the switch to a 3-4. At times, the unit was shaky — except for Woodson, who played the role of cover cornerback, blitzer, run-stuffer and ballhawk. Woodson, a "two-way player" who played both offense and defense, won the Heisman Trophy in the same year. This Dec. 27, 2009, file photo shows Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson pumping his fist after breaking up a pass against the Seattle Seahawks during an NFL football in Green Bay, Wis. Woodson won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, Tuesday. How appropriate, then, that he is The Associated Press 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He got the honor in great part because of the way he anchored a defense in transition. Congrats to Woodson, he earned it. Let's just enjoy Woodson's success, and hope plenty of 4-5 star DB recruits realize MI is a great school to thrive at. His role in Green Bay's ranking second in overall defense, first in interceptions (30), takeaways (40) and turnover margin (plus-24) earned Woodson 28 votes Tuesday from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. NEW YORK — In his own view, Charles Woodson put together his best pro season in 2009. "I've said it before, he's had two or three games that I can't imagine any defensive player in the league having better games," said Capers, who also coached Rod Woodson (1993) and Jason Taylor (2006) when they won the award. The versatile Woodson, a Michigan alum, tied for the league lead with nine interceptions, returning three for touchdowns, and was a key to the Packers' turnaround on defense. The Packers went 11-5 during the season, including taking seven of eight games in the second half of the schedule to secure an NFC wild-card berth. Two-time First Team All-American (unanimous in 1997) and only primarily defensive player to win Heisman Trophy. Butler was the first player in league history to record 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in a career. (italics indicate first year of eligibility; *finalist in 2020), (8): Drew Bledsoe, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Jeff Garcia, Dave Krieg, Peyton Manning, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, (17): Shaun Alexander, Mike Alstott (FB), Tiki Barber, Earnest Byner, Larry Centers, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, Priest Holmes, Steven Jackson, Jamal Lewis, Eric Metcalf (also WR/KR/PR), Glyn Milburn (also WR/KR/PR), Lorenzo Neal (FB), Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters, (13): Donald Driver, Henry Ellard (also PR), *Torry Holt, Calvin Johnson, Chad Johnson, Derrick Mason, Muhsin Muhammad, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Hines Ward, *Reggie Wayne, Wes Welker, Roddy White, (7): Dallas Clark, Ben Coates, Keith Jackson, Brent Jones, Heath Miller, Jeremy Shockey, Wesley Walls, (20): Willie Anderson (T), Matt Birk (C), *Tony Boselli (T), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), *Alan Faneca (G), D'Brickashaw Ferguson (T), Kevin Glover (C/G), Jordan Gross (T), Kent Hull (C), Olin Kreutz (C), Logan Mankins (G), Tom Nalen (C), Chris Samuels (T), Jeff Saturday (C), Chris Snee (G), Brian Waters (G), Richmond Webb (T), Erik Williams (T), Steve Wisniewski (G), (15): John Abraham (DE also LB), Jared Allen (DE), Ray Childress (DT/DE), La'Roi Glover (DT/NT), Casey Hampton (DT/NT), Leslie O'Neal (DE), Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE), Simeon Rice (DE), *Richard Seymour (DT), Justin Smith (DE), Neil Smith (DE), Greg Townsend (DE/LB/DT/NT), Justin Tuck (DE), Kevin Williams (DT), *Bryant Young (DT), (16): Cornelius Bennett, Lance Briggs, Tedy Bruschi, London Fletcher, Seth Joyner, Clay Matthews Jr., Jerod Mayo, Willie McGinest (also DE), *Sam Mills, Joey Porter, Chris Spielman, Takeo Spikes, Pat Swilling (also DE), Darryl Talley, *Zach Thomas, Patrick Willis, (18): Eric Allen (CB), Ronde Barber (CB/S), *LeRoy Butler (S), Nick Collins (S), Merton Hanks (S), Rodney Harrison (S), James Hasty (DB), Albert Lewis (CB), John Lynch (S), Tim McDonald (S), Allen Rossum (DB), Asante Samuel (DB), Bob Sanders (S), Charles Tillman (CB), Troy Vincent (CB), Adrian Wilson (S), Charles Woodson (CB/S), Darren Woodson (S), (12): David Akers (K), Gary Anderson (K), Jason Elam (K), Jeff Feagles (P), Jason Hanson (K), John Kasay (K), Sean Landeta (P), Ryan Longwell (K), Nick Lowery (K), Reggie Roby (P), Rohn Stark (P), Matt Turk (P), (4): Josh Cribbs (KR/PR also WR), Mel Gray (PR/KR also WR), Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB), Steve Tasker (ST also WR), Event postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Fans are invited to take part in the digital programming, offered daily Tuesdays through Fridays, Digital programming will be offered daily Tuesdays through Fridays from April 7 until at least May 8, New event date will be announced in the next few weeks, Selig to receive Bob Harlan Leadership Award, Bratkowski to be honored with Bart and Cherry Starr AwardÂ, Jack Bechta to present Harris, Bryan Engel to present WoodsonÂ, Dillon enshrined as part of 15-person "Centennial Class", Former cornerbacks will enter Packers Hall of Fame together next April, Banquet to be held at Lambeau Field on April 18, 2020, Special events and tour options availableÂ, Mike Roemer, AP (left) and Matt Becker, packers.com (right).

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