I actually remember the first 5 years of solid production the Steelers got from the former Big-10 Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-American DE.
At 6'1" , 265LBS and a guy that benched 29 reps and jumped 38" at the Combine, he showed why he was an All American in College and the Steelers were fortunate that it translated to 5 solid seasons in the NFL. So he finally got paid and then injured and as the saying goes...."its tough to be hungry when you are full", so he lingered around the NFL for the next few years.
Maybe I am the minority, but I look at Woodley as a guy that played up to the expectations from his college status. His career wasn't the 10 year success story that most of us would hope to see, but at least he was a "has been" and not a "never was", like the Steelers OLB picks since him. Sure his contract had a big cap # for a guy that was on the fast slide downward, but IMO, the Steelers got good production of him on his rookie deal and I never begrudge another man for earning a good living.