The Las Vegas Raiders keep shopping in Seattle’s aisle.
This week, they claimed offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue after the Seattle Seahawks waived him, adding another familiar name to a roster that has already picked up former Seahawks wide receiver Cody White. It fits the pattern that has taken shape in Las Vegas ever since Pete Carroll arrived in 2025 and, later, former Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak took over as head coach in 2026.
Carroll’s one season in Las Vegas didn’t come with roster control, and Kubiak doesn’t have it either with general manager John Spytek running that side of things. Even so, the Raiders have kept leaning into the Seattle connection, bringing in players who came through the Seahawks system.
Cabeldue is the latest example, and for him, the move opens a clearer path. In Seattle, he had little room to climb the depth chart unless injuries created an opening. In Las Vegas, he could be next in line.
The Raiders claimed him on waivers, and Kubiak already knows what the 2025 draft pick brings. Cabeldue was selected in the sixth round last year and got into action on 24 snaps across five games. Most of that work came at right guard, but he also logged time at center and left guard.
That kind of versatility has long been a Seahawks trait, and it’s the sort of thing Kubiak would have seen up close in Seattle last season. Where Cabeldue lines up for the Raiders hasn’t been decided yet, but his ability to move around gives him a shot to stick.
In those 24 snaps, he didn’t allow a quarterback pressure and was flagged just once. He also held up well as a run blocker.
None of that makes him a lock anywhere, of course. NFL rosters are built on hard numbers, and with only 53 spots available, teams sometimes have to choose between keeping one more edge rusher or inside linebacker and carrying an extra offensive lineman.
Seattle may have made that kind of calculation with Cabeldue. But like Jamal Adams, Cody White, Tyler Lockett, and Geno Smith before him, he’s now headed to Vegas. And unlike some of those others, maybe he can last longer than a season there.
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