Woodson spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Raiders before going to Green Bay in 2006, where he won Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and the Super Bowl with the Packers to close the 2010 season. He returned to the Raiders in 2013 following his release from the Packers, and continued to put up big numbers, with his five interceptions leading the Oakland defense this year. He won the AFC's Defensive Player of the Month award in October and was voted to his ninth Pro Bowl in December. In 14 career games played against the Seahawks, Woodson notched 57 tackles, 3.0 sacks, five picks, five forced fumbles, and 15 passes defensed.

"I knew how much of a baller he was," Seattle strong safety Kam Chancellor said of what he remembers about watching Woodson while growing up. "He was a person who you hear his name all the time. But just to have somebody like that in this game, that's somebody you can take some stuff from, take some notes from. Just watching his film, watching how he plays now, still, because he's an older guy. He doesn't move the same, so he has to find little tendencies to get a jump, and you can just see his smartness, his wittiness, and his craftiness."

Woodson was the focal point of an emotional home farewell last week in the Bay Area. After Oakland secured a 23-20 overtime victory against the San Diego Chargers, Woodson led a "Rai-ders! Rai-ders! Rai-ders!" chant with the crowd before addressing Raider Nation over the O.co Coliseum loudspeakers.

"Though this is my last game in the Coliseum, just know I will never leave you," said Woodson. "Go Raiders."