Berea, Ohio – The Browns of Cleveland and the Haslam Sports Group (HSG) are delighted to welcome the enthronement of the renowned professional football temple, the Super Bowl and Charles Woodson champion, the Ohio native as a limited partner of the property group for the Cleveland Browns. Und controlling minority interests were approved during the National Football League spring meetings (NFL) in Eagan, Minnesota, which is the first time a minority owner has been added to the organization since Haslam owners have become owners in 2012.
With the addition of Woodson to the property group, it will immediately become an asset for the entire Browns organization and the National Football League. In recent years, the NFL has continued to encourage diversity to the ownership of the NFL. In support of NFL’s efforts, Derrick Heggans of Shepherd Park Sports Properties facilitated the introduction between Woodson and the Haslam family with a lunch at the beginning of 2024, which finally led to partnership.
“Charles has left an incredible heritage on the field, forever being one of the greatest college players and the NFL of all time, but the work he continued to do out of the field and his business spirit stressed what is suitable for our organization,” said Cleveland Browns Manager and the main partners Dee and Jimmy. “As he is from Ohio, we are so delighted to have Charles on board as a limited partner of the Browns of Cleveland because he knows how much football means this community. We know that he will help shape the future of the club by its insight and its leadership and we are impatient to have it within the framework of our ownership group.”
“Growing up in Fremont, Ohio, it was a dream come true to play in the National Football League. In my wildest childhood dreams, I never considered the opportunity to become a limited partner of an NFL team, not to mention the Browns of Cleveland in my original Ohio state. Woodson.” During the last year, I liked the Leaders The opportunity to be part of the brilliant future of this team and to help be a resource for the entire organization as well as the NFL. I would like to thank Dee and Jimmy Haslam for having offered me this incredible opportunity and Derrick Heggans for having presented this rare opportunity and facilitates the process. “
Woodson has an incredibly decorated career in the field, starting in high school where he won the “MR. Football” of the Ohio State in 1994, then at the University of Michigan where he won the Heisman Trophy Prize in 1997 and managed the 1998 Wolverines co-national team. He was drafted like the 4th Overall choice of the NFL 1998 draft and played 18 seasons in the NFL – A Bowler Pro Bowler nine times, Triple First All Pro team, defensive recruit of the year of the NFL in 1998, defensive player of the year of the NFL in 2009 and won the Super Bowl XLV in the context of Green Bay packers. Woodson also holds the record for the most consecutive seasons with an interception returned for a touchdown with six, tied for the most defensive courses in career in the history of the NFL with 13 and a 65 career interceptions. He was inducted at the renowned temple of professional football in 2021.
In his career after the game, Woodson participated in various efforts. He is currently an analyst for “Fox NFL Kickoff” on Fox Sports while being a defensive coach for the Lake Nona High School football team from his son in Orlando. In 2019, he launched Intercept Wines by Charles Woodson and in 2020 became the first former black professional football player to obtain a national distribution on a wine brand. He launched Woodson Bourbon Whiskey in 2020. In the past 10 years, thanks to the dedication and generosity of supporters, the Woodson Fund and the hand event have collected around 6.5 million dollars for CS Mott Children’s Hospital. These efforts have played an essential role in the progress of pediatric care, supporting revolutionary research and bringing hope to countless families.
Woodson currently lies in Orlando with his wife in April and their two sons.
