After swinging and mi sing on a handful of free-agent luminaries, the have landed their center of the future. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the team is expected to sign to a five-year deal worth $44.5 million, per a source informed of the situation. The contract will pay the former https://www.kcroyalsday.com/kansas-city-…ersey pivot more on average per season than centers and . It's a lot of cash, but Hudson looms as a better solution than . The fifth-year lineman showed well as a run-blocker and pa s-protector last season, starting all 16 games for the , who selected Hudson in the second round of the 2011 . Oakland was expected to make waves in free agency as a potential deep-pockets landing spot for defensive behemoth and premier pa s-catchers and . Cobb is staying in Green Bay, while Suh and Thomas are expected to land elsewhere when the open market launches on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Hudson won't sell tickets like Suh, but he helps fill an overt need for a team with plenty of gaps to plug. The latest Podcast and plays another game of "Go Get My Lunch." Find more content on . https://www.kcroyalsday.com/kansas-city-…ersey