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Born: | Jennings, Louisiana, U.S. | March 25, 1987||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Elton (LA) | ||||||||
College: | LSU (2006–2009) | ||||||||
Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 123 | ||||||||
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Al Joseph Woods (born March 25, 1987) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft after playing college football at LSU. Woods has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 309 lb (140 kg) | 36 in (0.91 m) | 11 in (0.28 m) | 5.20 s | 1.84 s | 3.02 s | 4.67 s | 7.45 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 23 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [1] [2] |
Woods was projected to be chosen in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [3]
Woods was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. [4] He signed a four-year contract on July 15, 2010. [5] He was released on September 4, 2010.
On September 7, 2010, Woods was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad. According to Profootball.com he played in 9 games in 2010 for them. [6]
On November 2, 2010, Woods was signed off the Steelers' practice squad by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [7] He was cut on September 3, 2011.
Woods was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on September 4, 2011. [8] He was waived on November 8. [9]
The Steelers claimed him off of waivers on November 9, 2011. Woods played in 12 games during the 2012 season and the full 2013 season, starting in two. [10]
Woods signed with the Tennessee Titans on March 12, 2014. [11] [12]
On March 8, 2017, Woods was released by the Titans [13] after 42 games, including 17 starts. [14]
On March 16, 2017, Woods signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [15] He started all 16 games, recording a career-high 44 tackles and one sack.
In 2018, Woods played in 14 games with eight games recording 24 tackles. He was placed on injured reserve on December 18, 2018. [16]
On May 10, 2019, Woods signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks. [17] On December 20, 2019, Woods was suspended four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. [18] He was reinstated from suspension on January 13, 2020. [19]
On April 8, 2020, Woods was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to a one-year, $2.75 million deal. [20] On July 31, 2020, Woods announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [21] He was released after the season on March 17, 2021. [22]
On April 5, 2021, Woods signed a one-year, $3 million contract with a $750,000 signing bonus to return to Seattle for the third time. [23] [24] He was a full-time starter in 2021, starting 16 games recording a career-high 50 tackles, three passes defensed, 11 QB pressures and 1.5 sacks. [25]
On March 17, 2022, Woods re-signed with the Seahawks. [26]
On September 5, 2022, Woods was named team captain for the Seahawks defense. [27]
Woods played and started 14 games for the Seahawks in 2022 and logged a career high 2.0 sacks.
On March 20, 2023, Woods was released by the Seahawks. [28]
On May 11, 2023, Woods signed with the New York Jets. [29] After gathering six tackles (2 for loss) over five games, Woods tore his Achilles in the sixth game of the season against the New York Giants. The Jets put Woods on IR, ending the remainder of his 2023 NFL season. [30]
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