Pro Football Focus will be providing analysis for every major NFL signing and trade during the 2015 free-agency period, accounting primarily for the quality of the player and his fit with his new team, and focusing less on the financial terms of the deal.
Here is a grade for the reported deal between Rodney Hudson and the Oakland Raiders, which cannot become official until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.
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Oakland Raiders: B-plus
It's tough to dislike the fit of center Rodney Hudson in the Oakland Raiders' offense, even if they may have paid top dollar to make it happen. Hudson is one of the league's best young centers -- he ranked third overall in PFF's center rankings a year ago -- and achieved that despite being the only member of the Kansas City offensive line to earn a positive grade.
Put another way, Hudson was able to play at a high level despite everyone around him on the line struggling. In Oakland, he can be paired with second-year guard Gabe Jackson, who flashed plenty of potential as a rookie, though the right guard slot remains up in the air with Austin Howard moving back to tackle.
Hudson allowed just 11 total pressures during the entire 2014 season, fewer than all but one other Oakland starter (Nick Mangold, with seven). Notably, that is five better than the man he will be replacing, Stefen Wisniewski.