2018 Oakland Raiders Training Camp: From A-Z
By Brad Weiss
Kelechi and Gabe
In a season where the Raiders really underachieved, one position group played some of the best football in the NFL. That position was offensive guard, where both starters for the Silver and Black should have been named to the Pro Bowl.
Kelechi Osemele was named to the Pro Bowl, marking the second time in two seasons with the Raiders. He never made the Pro Bowl before coming to Oakland, so he has certainly been quite the signing through his first few seasons with the team.
Opposition Osemele is Gabe Jackson, who has been a dominant player for the Raiders since the team drafted him in the third round in 2014. Jackson, incredibly, has never been named to the Pro Bowl, but that is a fact that should change in 2018, especially with the way this offense is going to be run.
To say that the Raiders have the best guard tandem in the NFL would not be an overstatement, as these two guys come to play every single Sunday. The offensive line will once again be a strength for the Raiders in 2018, and Jackson should join Donald Penn, Osemele, and Rodney Hudson in the Pro Bowl this season.