Charles Woodson is one of the most memorable, revered Green Bay Packers players in the last 10 years. There are not many players where most, if not all, fans would not say a bad word about him. He played an integral role in leading Green Bay to the 2010 Super Bowl and had the famous quote after beating the Chicago Bears about visiting the White House and seeing then-President Barack Obama. Andrew Luck dominated the headlines over the weekend and on Monday morning, Woodson revealed that he nearly retired before playing for the Green Bay Packers.

I seriously thought about retiring after year 8. After a series of phone calls to close family and friends I decided to press on. This game can weigh on you heavily. I made the best decision for me and Luck has made the best for him! #Respect #igetit

— Charles Woodson (@CharlesWoodson) August 25, 2019

This shows to me how difficult it could be for NFL players, and we just do not know what they go through on a year-to-year basis. I’m sure there are those moments where people are like ‘Fuck this, I’m done with this grind.’ While others contemplate for their next adventure when the first team is ready to move on from the player. You don’t feel wanted but at the same time, the hope is some other team will pick that player back up. That said, Woodson had a nice reply about ‘Green Bay found me’ to a Packers fan which is really sweet and shows the type of person he is still today.

I’m curious to see if this becomes a real trend in the league. Luck and Rob Gronkowski are probably part of the top 50 NFL players, and now both of them are out of the league. There will be players that will replace Gronk and Luck, yet, the fact both are out of the league with potential for five to six more years is incredible.

Charlie.