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Las Vegas Raiders announces team captains for 2020

Posted at 1:50 PM, Sep 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-08 16:56:34-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Raiders have announced their team captains for the new football season.

They are:

Offense: QB Derek Carr, C Rodney Hudson
Defense: DT Maliek Collins, LB Nick Kwiatkoski
Special teams: S Erik Harris, LB Kyle Wilber

Collins and Kwiatkoski are first-time Raiders and were signed as free agents in the offseason. Collins is a former Dallas Cowboys player and Chicago Bears in the fourth round (113th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.

Harris, who was initially signed to a one-year contract i 2016, expressed his gratitude on Twitter for being named a team captain.

Wilber was named a team captain after being re-signed by the Raiders.

Carr and Hudson have been long-time captains with the team. Carr was drafted by the Raiders in 2014 and Hudson has been with the team since 2015.

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The first game will be played Sept. 13 against the Carolina Panthers.

The first home game will be played Sept. 21 against New Orleans Saints. It will air on KTNV-TV Channel 13.