▁Chief s ' ▁de ▁fact o ▁st arter ▁at ▁center . ▁He ▁started ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁after ▁the ▁season . ▁Ble acher ▁Report ▁ranked ▁him ▁the ▁fourth - best ▁center ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁Pro ▁Football ▁F ocus ▁ranked ▁him ▁the ▁fifth - best ▁center . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁/ ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Ra iders ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁signed ▁Hudson ▁to ▁a ▁five - year , ▁$ 4 4 . 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁guaranteed . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁giving ▁up ▁only ▁eight ▁press ures ▁and ▁starting ▁ 1 3 ▁games . ▁Hudson ▁missed ▁We eks ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁with ▁a ▁sp rained ▁right ▁an k le ▁and ▁had ▁Tony ▁Berg st rom ▁fill ▁in . ▁Pro ▁Football ▁F ocus ▁ranked ▁him ▁the ▁fifth ▁best ▁center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁grad ed ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁pass ▁block er ▁at ▁center . ▁ ▁Hudson ▁returned ▁as ▁the ▁Ra iders ' ▁starting ▁center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁started ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁regular ▁season ▁games , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁play ▁every ▁off ensive ▁snap . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁Ra ider '