NFL Legend Charles Woodson Makes Major Personal Announcement

Despite growing up in Ohio, former defensive back Charles Woodson chose to attend the Michigan Wolverines, the rival of his home state.

It turned out to be a tremendous decision for Woodson, who carried the success he found in Ann Arbor—including winning the Heisman Trophy in 1997—into a Hall of Fame NFL career. He was inducted in 2021 after an iconic career with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers from 1998 to 2015.

Despite all of his achievements, Woodson made a major personal announcement on Tuesday revealing that he has been approved at the league’s meeting to become a limited partner in the Cleveland Browns' ownership group, aiming to make a significant impact in the state of Ohio. 

Woodson's statement read, "Growing up in Fremont, Ohio, it was a dream come true to play in the National Football League. In my wildest childhood dreams, I never considered the opportunity to become a limited partner of an NFL team, let alone the Cleveland Browns in my home state of Ohio. It is among my greatest honors to join the Haslam and Johnson families and the entire Haslam Sports Group to become a limited partner of the Cleveland Browns, one of the NFL's most storied franchises."