G Steve Wisniewski
Wiz has been nominated a few times, but always gets eliminated in one of the cutdowns. Why exactly is beyond me. In 13 NFL seasons, all with the Raiders, he missed two games. He made eight Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro twice. He contemplated retirement, but Jon Gruden convinced him to come back for one more run. That run should have been to a Super Bowl, but the Tuck Rule game ended his career and Gruden’s tenure with the Raiders.
TE Todd Christensen
Todd Christensen went for five Pro Bowls, was a two-time All-Pro. The only tight end to ever lead the Raiders in receiving four-straight seasons. One of those seasons was the 1983 Super Bowl-winning season in which he had 1247 yards. He was part of both Raiders Super Bowl wins in the 80s.
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