Somehow, Pro Bowl right tackle Trent Brown has someone become the Raiders’ most underrated and overrated player on the roster.
On Saturday, a list of 50 NFL executives and coaches named Brown as the ninth-best offensive tackle in the NFL. And then, Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report named Brown as the team’s most overpaid player entering the upcoming season. Take a look at Gagnon’s thoughts on Brown entering the season:
Brown was somehow a Pro Bowler in 2019, but he missed five games and struggled as a run-blocker at right tackle. He’s a decent pass-blocker with tantalizing size at 6’8″, 380 pounds, but he turned one decent year with tremendous support in New England into the second-richest right tackle contract in NFL history.
To be fair, Gagnon said the Raiders don’t really have a bad contract on their roster and even Brown’s contract isn’t all that bad. But whenever a player is the highest-paid player at their respective positions, an All-Pro level of play is expected.
As long as Brown can stay healthy in 2020, he will quickly remind everyone why he received such a big contract last offseason. Look for Brown to dominate in Year 2 with the Raiders this season.
