Raiders agree to extension with Rodney Hudson
The Raiders took a break Friday from chopping down their roster to lock up the anchor of their offensive line.
Center Rodney Hudson, 30, has signed to a contract extension that will make him the highest-paid player in the league at his position per season.
According to NFL Media, Hudson’s three-year extension is worth $33.75 million and includes $24.4 million in guaranteed money.
“I’m excited to continue my career here,” Hudson said in a video posted on the team’s Twitter feed. “We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us and I’m looking forward to it.”
His $11.25 million average annual salary tops the $11.125 million earned by Mitch Morse under a deal he signed with Buffalo this offseason.
Hudson has started all 16 games in four straight seasons. He earned the top pass-blocking efficiency grade of any center in the league from Pro Football Focus last season after surrendering just one hit, four hurries and no sacks.
The five-year pact Hudson signed with the team in 2015 was set to expire after this season. Due to a restructuring of the original deal in 2018, the team would have been left with $4.25 million in dead money had he not signed an extension.
Hudson, a two-time Pro Bowler, was a second-round pick of the Chiefs in 2011 out of Florida State.
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