Retiring Charles Woodson snubbed gets picked dead last in Pro Bowl draft

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When Michael Irvin and Jerry Rice were picking their Pro Bowl teams on Wednesday night, they clearly weren't taking past accomplishments into account. Otherwise, the guy who ended up being picked last wouldn't have been picked last Max Kepler Jersey .The final selection went to Team Rice, and they chose . The retiring defensive back was the 48th and final player taken off the board on Wednesday.We see Bert Blyleven Jersey you . Saved the best for last. ? OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) Technically, Woodson wasn't even taken off the board -- he was given to Team Rice to even out things out at the safety position. Team Irvin already had three safeties, so by rule, Team Rice had to have three safeties, which meant Woodson was given to them.Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden, who was announcing the draft for ESPN, was not amused that Irvin and Rice left Woodson to hang. Harmon Killebrew Jersey "To be the last pick in this draft, I think both you guys have lost your minds," Gruden said. "Shame on you guys." Gruden has a Byron Buxton Jersey close connection to Woodson: The defensive back was the first player that Gruden ever drafted as an NFL head coach.Gruden gave the Irvin and Rice a glance of disbelief during the broadcast, which led Irvin to explain himself."We picked him last on purpose to give him all the love he deserves. He should be the last player that these people see on TV Michael Pineda Jersey in this Pro Bowl draft . It should be that man," Irvin said. ESPN didn't talk to Woodson after the Pro Bowl draft, but they did talk to him beforehand, and he seemed to be enjoying himself."I'm soaking it all in," Woodson said. "This is my last time coming to Hawaii as an NFL player. I just get a chance to walk around amongst all the other great players in the league, so it's a lot of fun for Zach Duke Jersey me."It probably was a lot of fun until Rice and Irvin blackballed him and made him the Erick Aybar Jersey last pick in the last game he'll ever play. Woodson that the 2015 season would be his last, so your last chance to see him in action will come on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET in the Pro Bowl.
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