ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Charles Woodson will receive quite a greeting from Oakland Raiders fans when he makes a free agent visit to the team's facilities on Tuesday.

A few of his potential teammates in Oakland will give him a warm reception as well.

Charles Woodson spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Raiders after being selected with the fourth overall pick in 1998. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Woodson spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Raiders after being selected with the fourth overall pick in 1998. He signed with Green Bay following the 2005 season and helped the Packers win a Super Bowl title five years later before being released by the team in February.

He has said he would like to play for a contender and has visited a handful of teams since being let go by Green Bay -- including San Francisco and Denver. His agent, Carl Poston, has told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants have also expressed interest.

Woodson and the Raiders have also had preliminary talks.

At Broncos OTAs on Monday, cornerback Champ Bailey said he hopes his team finds a way to sign Woodson.

"Who wouldn't want to have a guy like that on their team? I'm all for it," he said.

Raiders coach Dennis Allen, whose team began organized team activities on Monday, said he is hopeful of bringing Woodson aboard. Oakland's secondary has been almost completely revamped for a second straight year and Woodson's experience might help the transition.

"We'll see. I want to do anything we can to help this team get better," Allen said. "We'll see how that process goes."

Quarterback Matt Flynn said he would welcome the addition of the eight-time Pro Bowl defensive back. The two spent four years together in Green Bay before Flynn signed with Seattle prior to the 2012 season.

Flynn, obtained in a trade from the Seahawks this offseason, noted Woodson's influence in the locker room would be equally important to his production on the field.

"Everybody knows he's a great player but he's also a great man, a great teammate, a great leader," Flynn said. "I don't know what's happening with all that ... but the front office [is] going to make the right decision about what they think is going to be the best for us going forward. We'll see how it plans out."