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VIDEO: Charles Woodson gives emotional farewell speech to Raider fans

Connor O'Gara | 8 years ago

For the last time, Charles Woodson played in front of the Oakland Raider fans that embraced him 18 years ago.

Before Woodson gave an emotional speech to Raider Nation, he gave a a pregame speech to his teammates that’ll give you chills.

"As good as this feels man…it's bigger than me." Watch Charles Woodson's final speech to the team at home: https://t.co/EcDIPdJckL

— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) December 25, 2015

Woodson’s final home game of his career ended in fitting fashion. He fueled the Raiders to a defensive-minded overtime victory against the San Diego Chargers.

Following the final tick, Woodson took the microphone and addressed the capacity crowd at O.co Coliseum.

And it was perfect:

Charles Woodson’s postgame speech was perfect (via @RAIDERS): https://t.co/LdOKXQq3ID

— SB Nation (@SBNation) December 25, 2015

That’ll be tough to top when he takes the podium in Canton in 2021.

Connor O'Gara

Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.

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