Rod Woodson is certainly one of the all-time great Steelers. If not for the pesky existence of the equally stellar Mel Blount, he would be far and away the best cornerback to ever wear the black and gold—and I’m not forgetting about Jack Butler, either.
But one of his greatest memories as a Steeler is the year that he hardly played, tearing his ACL leading up to the regular season, because it meant that he got to watch his friend and teammate, Carnell Lake, take over that cornerback position and play at such a high level that it allowed him to return and play in the Super Bowl.