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Mike McCarthy: Charles Woodson is an "excellent comparison" for how we can use Jalen Ramsey
Jun 8, 2026Josh AlperPro Football Talk
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Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy will be coaching Aaron Rodgers again this season and another one of his Packers stars came up during last week's OTAs. Charles Woodson won defensive player of the year and helped the Packers to a Super Bowl while playing a versatile role in the back end of their defense. That came after a long and successful run at cornerback with the Raiders and changing positions gave his career a stellar second act. Steelers secondary coach Joe Whitt was on the Packers' staff in those days and he believes Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey "has a similar skill set, similar size, similar speed" to the Hall of Famer. Whitt said he expects the Steelers to use Ramsey in a similar fashion as a result and McCarthy concurred with that view of how Ramsey fits into their plans. “When Charles came to Green Bay — when we moved him inside and he played the nickel — I thought his game went to a whole different level ,” McCarthy said, via Chris Harlan of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . "I thought Jalen has the same ability. He’s a special piece to our defense. He can play nickel, he can play corner, he can play dime and can also play safety. I’m really looking forward to working with him, but yeah, I can see exactly why Joe says that. That’s an excellent comparison.” Ramsey is still getting used to the new defense things and said that things "have to evolve , " but that he has taken pride in "being able to do different things" on the field and the prospect of a back half of a career similar to Woodson's should be an appealing one.