Minnesota Vikings safety Xavier Woods is giving new meaning to the word ironman.
A stat pulled by CBS Sports’ Joel Corry lists Woods as the only defensive player to play in 100 percent of his team’s snaps in the 2021 regular season. If anything, it shows the overall toughness, fortune and reliability for a player to be on the field with such a flawless consistency.
It also shows the faith former coach Mike Zimmer had in Woods to be so heavily involved in his first year with the team. He signed a one-year deal with the Vikings after playing with the Dallas Cowboys for the previous four seasons.