When former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll took over at the same position for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025, he might not have had roster control, but the team was happy to add some of Carroll's former players from Seattle. After all, the team in the Pacific Northwest was good, and Vegas wanted to get there.
Things haven't changed much in the Raiders' approach in 2026. After Carroll was fired after one season with Vegas, the Raiders hired former Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as their new head coach. Kubiak doesn't have control over the roster either, as general manager John Spytek does, but Las Vegas keeps bringing in former Seattle players.
The team recently did that with wide receiver Cody White, and this week the Raiders claimed offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue after he was recently waived by Seattle. To be fair, the opportunity for the player is a win for all involved.
Bryce Cabeldue is the latest former Seattle Seahawks player to find his way to the Raiders
Seahawks general manager John Schneider doesn't mind when a person can better themselves, and Cabeldue had no path to play for Seattle unless someone got hurt. Even then, he might have been the third choice after the starter. With Vegas, he might be the next guy up.
The Raiders were awarded Cabeldue after they claimed him on waivers. Kubiak understands what the 2025 draft pick can do, and he obviously liked what he saw in the coach's one season in Seattle after Cabeldue was chosen in the sixth round last year.
The swing guard saw action on 24 snaps last year, and while he mostly played right guard, he also saw time at center and left guard. Being positionally flexible is something the Seattle Seahawks have valued in recent years, and Klint Kubiak likely learned that from Seattle last year. Where Cabeldue plays with the Las Vegas Raiders is not yet known, but he could play many spots.
In those 24 snaps split between five games, he didn't allow a quarterback pressure and was called for only one penalty. He was solid as a run blocker too.
To be sure, Bryce Cabeldue is not a bad player, but an NFL roster only has 53 spots, so sometimes a position a player plays is simply a numbers game. The Seattle Seahawks might have decided to keep one more edge rusher or inside linebacker, which meant one less spot for an offensive lineman.
That player was likely Cabeldue. But just like former Seahawks Jamal Adams, Cody White, Tyler Lockett, and Geno Smith, they eventually found their way to Vegas. Unlike Adams, Smith, and Lockett, maybe Cabeldue can stay longer than one season in Sin City.
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