Cowboys' Darren Woodson waits for Canton call; 'probably deserves to be in'
Darren Woodson will learn in just a few hours if he will be a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.
But for the legendary Cowboys safety, the wait for Canton has really been going on for years.
Woodson, now 55, is a nine-time semifinalist. This year marks his third straight as a finalist.
And while the franchise’s all-time leading tackler, three-time Super Bowl champ, five-time Pro Bowler, and three-time first-team All-Pro has been in the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor since 2015, getting a gold jacket is proving to be a much tougher quest.
“I just feel like my body of work probably deserves to be in,” Woodson said, per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. “It’s not up to me. It’s up to the writers if I should be in or if I shouldn’t be in.”
Darren Woodson will find out if he gets elected into Pro Football Hall of Fame tonight: “I just feel like my body of work probably deserves to be in. It’s not up to me. It’s up to the writers if I should be in or if I shouldn’t be in.”
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) February 6, 2025
Woodson is up against some very prominent names this time around: Eli Manning, Adam Vinatieri, Antonio Gates, Steve Smith, Reggie Wayne, and Torry Holt, to name just a few. And the 49-person selection committee can pick no more than five of the 15 modern-era nominees.
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The Hall has always been meant to honor the best of the best, but rule changes adopted this past August have made enshrinement even more exclusive than the eight previous times Woodson’s name has been in the mix.
If chosen, Woodson will become the 33rd Cowboys player to have a bust in Canton. Only the Bears (39) and Packers (34) have more; the Giants, Steelers, and Commanders are currently tied with Dallas at 32 members each. Cowboys greats DeMarcus Ware and Chuck Howley were inducted last year as part of the Class of 2024.
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