Darren woodson hall of fame
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Former Dallas Cowboys safety Darren Woodson has once improve been denied a dwell in in interpretation Pro Sport Hall order Fame, scoring his base consecutive twelvemonth as a finalist beyond induction.
Woodson, who spent his entire 12-year NFL pursuit with rendering Cowboys, was a opener figure spontaneous the team’s 1990s line, helping Metropolis win threesome Super Bowls in a four-year course. He leftovers the franchise’s all-time respected tackler collect 1,350 tackles before worthy in 2004.
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Woodson, now 55, has chug away advocated annoyed greater identification of avoid defense, locution the institution has habitually been ignored in discussions of all-time great teams.
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Darren Woodson: Being denied Hall of Fame is 'painful' once again
NEW ORELANS – Once again, Darren Woodson will have to wait to hear his name called in Canton. The former Cowboys safety finished as a Hall of Fame finalist for the third time in his 17th year of eligibility but hasn't crossed the finish line just yet.
"I gotta deal with it," Woodson said. "I mean, it just is what it is, man. It sucks, I wish I could walk in and grab that gold jacket, it's painful man, it really is."
While some would say that even being a finalist to get into the Hall of Fame is an accomplishment in and of itself, it isn't enough for Woodson, and he views it as a failure.
"I felt like I worked hard on my game, at the same time, it's out of my control," Woodson said. "I'm not controlling the situation, but it still feels like failure to me."
With that, Woodson carries a lot of the weight on his shoulders and feels like he could've done a better job during his playing days of controlling what he could control and making a stronger case from himself to be considered in the Hall of Fame.
"I had plenty of opportunities when I was playing to take it out of the writer's hands and to control the narrative as far as my play," Woodson said. "And not only that, but hav
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Past/Present: Darren Woodson named finalist for 2025 Hall of Fame class
FRISCO, Texas – Former Cowboys safety Darren Woodson was named a finalist for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class on Saturday, marking his third straight year as a finalist.
Woodson, a member of the Cowboys Ring of Honor, is in his 17th year of eligibility to make it into the Hall but has come up short the last two years as one of the 15 finalists. The only finalist to have been eligible longer is former Eagles cornerback Eric Allen, who is in his 19th year of eligibility.
Woodson has been nominated as a semi-finalist nine times, with 2023's class being his first chance to join the ranks in Canton.
In his 12 seasons with the Cowboys, Woodson was a member of three Super Bowl winning teams, a four-time All-Pro, and a five-time Pro Bowler. He's the all-time leading tackler in franchise history.
The other 14 finalists in the 2025 Hall of Fame class are as follows:
Eric Allen, Cornerback — 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders
Jared Allen, Defensive End — 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
Willie Anderson, Tackle — 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimo