While Peyton Manning's body and play appear to be crumbling, Charles Woodson keeps chugging along at age 39.
Woodson, who had been briefly breathed as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate during his 18th season, won't rule out playing a 19th year at 40 years old.
"I guess I'm already there, pretty much," Woodson said in a conference call with Detroit reporters Wednesday, via ESPN. "Could I see myself going another year? Uhh, I guess I could. I mean, it's right there. It's not like it's five years away so it's right there. So yeah, I could see it.
"Will that happen? I'm not quite sure about that."
Woodson's ability to play a rover position at his age is remarkable, especially when juxtaposed to Manning -- the man Woodson beat out for the Heisman Trophy all those years ago -- struggling to stay healthy in Denver. After all, this is supposed to be a young man's game:
