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Charles Woodson Picks Oakland Raiders To Win Super Bowl

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Sep 27, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Oakland Raiders free safety Charles Woodson (24) celebrates his fourth quarter interception against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN’s commentators and analysts have made their predictions for the 2016 NFL season. Charles Woodson has bold predictions for the Oakland Raiders.

ESPN’s cast of commentators have announced their predictions for the 2016 NFL season, including AFC and NFC champions, Super Bowl winner and league MVP.

Charles Woodson, a man who needs no introduction, has picked the Oakland Raiders to not only win the AFC Championship, but also the Super Bowl. He also picked Khalil Mack to win league MVP.

Woodson is the only ESPN employee of the 42 listed to pick a Raider in any of the categories, unsurprisingly. The list also includes Jon Gruden, who picked the Green Bay Packers over the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Super Bowl, and Aaron Rodgers to win MVP.

Woodson’s prediction *might* have some bias (okay, it definitely has some bias) but we won’t hold him against it. Annie Apple (mother of Eli Apple) picked her son’s New York Giants to win the Super Bowl, with Eli Manning earning MVP. And Randy Moss picked the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl, although that one can be justified.

Mack winning MVP would really be something. A defensive player hasn’t won the award since Lawrence Taylor in 1986, and only two have ever done so.

Here are some notes about the rest of the predictions:

11 commentators predicted that the Seattle Seahawks will win it all. The Packers had nine votes and the Patriots had six. The Arizona Cardinals and the Steelers each earned five votes.

As for Conference Championships, the Patriots (17 votes) and the Steelers (15) are favored to win the AFC, while the Packers (16) and the Seahawks (15) are favored in the NFC. Russell Wilson (12), Aaron Rodgers (11) and Ben Roethlisberger (7) earned the most votes for league MVP.