Raiders C Rodney Hudson to miss time with ankle injury

Raiders center Rodney Hudson is expected to miss time while dealing with an ankle injury, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Hudson isn’t the only Oakland center sidelined by an ankle issue — backup Andre James is also battling a sprain, and he too could miss the Raiders’ Week 9 game against the Lions. If neither Hudson nor James can play on Sunday, veteran left guard Richie Incognito will likely slide to center and play the pivot for the first time since 2010, as Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area predicts. Fellow center Erik Magnuson, signed earlier Wednesday, may also be in contention to start in the middle of Oakland’s front five. Hudson isn’t going on injured reserve, an indication the Raiders don’t believe his injury to be a long-term issue. But there’s no question the veteran center’s presence will be missed for however long he remains sidelined. Oakland — which has a 21 percent chance of earning a postseason berth, per FiveThirtyEight.com — already had its bye in Week 6, so there’s no free week for

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