28 years ago today, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted a future Hall-of-Famer when they selected cornerback Rod Woodson out of Purdue with the 10th overall selection in the 1987 NFL Draft.
According to Bob Labriola of Steelers Digest, the Steelers were very lucky that Woodson fell to them in that draft. In fact, Labriola said in a 2011 article that Chuck Noll instructed defensive coordinator Tony Dungy to not bother with doing a detailed scouting report on Woodson, because he was so sure the Purdue defensive back would be long gone come time for the Steelers first-round selection.