Raiders sign guard Cody Whitehair

The veteran was in Chicago with offensive coordinator Luke Getsy

The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly ending a four-week drought of not adding any outside unrestricted free agents as they are signing veteran guard Cody Whitehair, according to Adam Caplan of Pro Football Network.

Whitehair has been with the Chicago Bears since 2016 (his entire career) and he was with new Las Vegas offensive coordinator Luke Getsy with the Bears for the past two seasons.

Whitehair was released by the Bears in February. He should have a good chance to start at guard in 2024 for the Raiders, who are also looking for a right tackle. Depending on what the Raiders do in the draft, Whitehair could be a solid starter headed into training camp or competing for a spot.

White has 118 NFL starts and he made the Pro Bowl in 2018. He had been a full-time starter until 2023 when he had 11 starts but played in all 17 games.

He joins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, quarterback Gardner Minshew, tight end Harrison Bryant and running back Alexander Mattison as outside free agents the Raiders have added this offseason.

UPDATE:

It’s official.