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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders safety Rod Woodson was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a knee injury, becoming the 11th Raiders player lost for the season and fifth in nine days.
Woodson, in his 17th NFL season, had been playing with a sore left knee after having minor surgery Sept. 9 to repair a meniscus tear sustained during training camp.
He was unavailable for comment after coach Bill Callahan made the announcement following practice.
"Let me acknowledge the fact that this is an All-Pro player, a Hall of Fame player, that has tremendous passion for the game," Callahan said. "I've never seen a guy go through what he has to go through to play the game. I haven't seen a guy who has to shoot up every week, and doesn't practice the entire week and goes on the field and performs the way he does because he wants to."
Woodson, in his 17th NFL season, had been playing with a sore left knee after having minor surgery Sept. 9 to repair a meniscus tear sustained during training camp.
He was unavailable for comment after coach Bill Callahan made the announcement following practice.
"Let me acknowledge the fact that this is an All-Pro player, a Hall of Fame player, that has tremendous passion for the game," Callahan said. "I've never seen a guy go through what he has to go through to play the game. I haven't seen a guy who has to shoot up every week, and doesn't practice the entire week and goes on the field and performs the way he does because he wants to."
