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Las Vegas Raiders: 4 ex-Raiders the team should bring back in 2023

By Jason Willis

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: A detailed view of an Oakland Raiders helmet prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at RingCentral Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: A detailed view of an Oakland Raiders helmet prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at RingCentral Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 03: Center Rodney Hudson #61 and offensive guard Jon Feliciano #68 of the Oakland Raiders get set on the line against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half on January 3, 2016, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 03: Center Rodney Hudson #61 and offensive guard Jon Feliciano #68 of the Oakland Raiders get set on the line against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half on January 3, 2016, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) /

Las Vegas Raiders: 4 ex-Raiders the team should bring back in 2023

Rodney Hudson and Jon Feliciano

Thinking back to the 2016 season, Raiders fans will remember a young Derek Carr leading one of the league’s best offenses to the playoffs. While those teams had explosive receivers in Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, it all started with the league’s best offensive line led by center Rodney Hudson.

One of the best centers in the league throughout his career, he was traded to Arizona in 2021 when the team elected to get younger across the line and replace him with Andre James. While James has been a solid player, adding a veteran like Hudson to an offensive line unit that is quite young can never hurt, especially on a one-year deal.

Also a member of that 2016 team, Jon Feliciano appeared in all 16 games despite never being a starter. Over the next two seasons, he would get five starts and provide quality depth when not on the field.

Recently, Feliciano started fifteen games for a New York Giants team that made the playoffs. In Las Vegas, he would likely come in as a starter on an offensive line that has a gaping hole at right guard.

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