Charles Woodson Heading To College Football Hall of Fame

Jan 8, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:22 am

KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 03: Free safety Charles Woodson #24 of the Oakland Raiders walks off the ...

(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 03: Free safety Charles Woodson #24 of the Oakland Raiders walks off the field following the Raiders 23-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The Oakland Raiders have something to celebrate: Charles Woodson is being inducted to the College Football Hall Of Fame Class Of 2018.

He attended University of Michigan and was a Heisman Trophy winner.

According to the Raiders website, “C. Wood” was selected fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 1998 NFL Draft.

Woodson has accumulated many honors over his 18-year professional career, including AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and nine Pro Bowl honors.

Woodson learned of his induction on TV by coworker Samantha Ponder. See the video below.

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