The Las Vegas Raiders have countless legends from over 60 years of the franchise’s history but which of these legends would help the 2020 roster the most?
Ahead of their first year in Las Vegas, the Raiders have spent a great deal of money in free agency and took some swings in the draft to build up the roster. The Silver and Black were competitive in 2019 and finished the season a blown call from 8-8 but had holes all over the roster.
Many of those holes have been patched up on paper but some still remain and what better way to do so than by hopping in a time machine and bringing in some Raiders legends from their prime to the 2020 season.
They may be confused playing in Nevada as opposed to Oakland or Los Angeles but as soon as they slip back in to their familiar colors they should have no problems dominating on the field the way they did in their prime.
To keep this from becoming an exercise in just naming the best 22 players in Raiders history at their respective positions, we have limited the players to positions where the upgrade would be the most noticeable given the current state of the position.
Let’s begin with where most championships are won, in the trenches: