Ryan McFaddenJul 30, 2025, 10:28 PM ET Close Ryan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun. The Las Vegas Raiders reached a contract extension with starting left …
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Raiders sign T Kolton Miller to contract extension
HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed T Kolton Miller to a contract extension, the club announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-8, 325-pound tackle joined the Silver and Black as the team’s first pick (15th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft and since then has played in 109 games and started in 107 for the Raiders. His 107 starts since …
Read More »What I Saw At Raiders Training Camp Today: a Physically Intense Battle
HENDERSON, Nev.—Day six of the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 NFL Training Camp was as competitive as any, but the intensity was the highest yet. With the team practicing in the air-conditioned indoor, the heat went up from a perspective of players battling on all sides of the ball. As your Las Vegas Raiders Beat Writer On SI, I will share what stood …
Read More »Christian Wilkins’ former Raiders teammate has worrying comment after release
Raiders veteran Adam Butler had some thoughtful words for Christian Wilkins after his recent release. Butler, who played defensive tackle alongside Wilkins last season, went into an unexpected rant about the importance of mental health when asked about his former teammate while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. “We’ve pretty much just kind of moved on from the situation,” Butler said. …
Read More »Raiders star Christian Wilkins cut from NFL team after meeting room kissing incident
Las Vegas Raiders star Christian Wilkins has been released from the team after being reported to HR after kissing the top of a teammate’s head. A source told ESPN that the defensive tackle had intended the incident, which took place inside a team meeting room, to be “playful” but that the recipient of the kiss had taken offense. Advertisement “We …
Read More »ESPN: Playful kiss led to Raiders releasing Christian Wilkins – Reuters
ESPN: Playful kiss led to Raiders releasing Christian Wilkins Reuters Source: Raiders player offended by Wilkins’ kiss ESPN Caleb’s camp struggles, Wilkins’ mysterious Raiders release & more training camp reactions Yahoo Sports Explaining Christian Wilkins’ grievance against Raiders after his abrupt release – The Athletic The New York Times Report: Raiders teammate filed H.R. complaint over Christian Wilkins’s kiss on the head NBC Sports Source …
Read More »Report: Raiders teammate filed H.R. complaint over Christian Wilkins’s kiss on the head
More information is emerging regarding the incident that reportedly may have factored into the Raiders’ decision to release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Whether or not the information is accurate remains to be seen. Appearing Monday on Pat McAfee’s show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that Wilkins “playfully went to kiss a teammate on top of his head,” and that the player …
Read More »Christian Wilkins reportedly had HR complaint about forehead kiss prior to being released by Raiders
On Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders made the stunning decision to release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, just a year after signing him to a lucrative deal. But though the Raiders chose to release Wilkins based on how he had been rehabbing a foot injury, there may have been an additional wrinkle in the decision. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday about …
Read More »Incident With Raiders Teammate May Have Triggered DT Christian Wilkins’ Release; Wilkins Generating FA Interest
The reporting on the Raiders’ surprising decision to release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins has centered around the disagreement between the two sides as to Wilkins’ approach to his recovery from the foot injury that prematurely ended his 2024 season. However, that may not be the only factor. Per Josina Anderson of The Exhibit, an unspecified incident with a teammate may …
Read More »Explaining Christian Wilkins’ grievance against Raiders after his abrupt release
After the Las Vegas Raiders’ shocking decision to release Christian Wilkins on Thursday, a legal battle was inevitable. The NFL Players Association, in the middle of its own bit of chaos, filed a grievance on behalf of Wilkins against the Raiders. This is a situation with multiple layers, including the football side of things with what transpired between Wilkins and …
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