General manager John Spytek and coach Pete Carroll sent a strong message in releasing defensive tackle Christian Wilkins on Thursday: If you’re anything less than all in, then you have no place with the Las Vegas Raiders. Letting go of a star player just one year after signing him to a four-year, $110 million contract made that point. However, the …
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JULY 25: Clarifying the matter of a surgery request on the team’s part, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Vegas attempted to have Wilkins undergo a second operation as a follow-up to his procedure in October. Wilkins’ preference to continue rehabbing instead of going under the knife a second time resulted in the tension between the parties which has …
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Christian Wilkins is on the open market, but teams appear to be proceeding with caution as they consider signing the standout defensive tackle. Wilkins was mysteriously released by the Raiders on Thursday, which the team attributed to the way he was treating the rehab for a foot injury that kept him sidelined for most of last season. Las Vegas cut …
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The Raiders are releasing standout defensive tackle Christian Wilkins in a shocking move after he completed just one year of the five-year, $110 million contract he signed in 2024, the team announced. The release is with the designation of terminated vested veteran, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, and the Raiders are voiding the remaining $35.2 million off the guaranteed money that …
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A surprise release just went down in Las Vegas. The Raiders are cutting Christian Wilkins in the wake of a dispute over whether or not he should undergo surgery on his injured foot, and are attempting to void $35.25 million in remaining guarantees on the defensive tackle’s contract, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday. A grievance has been filed …
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The Las Vegas Raiders released defensive tackle Christian Wilkins on Thursday, the team announced. pic.twitter.com/WV0sKoG7oQ — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) July 24, 2025 As part of the transaction, the Raiders voided the remaining $35.2 million in guaranteed money on his contract, citing a disagreement over how he handled the rehab process from the surgery he had in October to repair …
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The Raiders are moving on from defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Raiders will be releasing Wilkins. The move comes only one year after he signed a four-year, $110 million deal. That contract fully-guaranteed $57.5 million at signing, with another $27.25 million becoming fully guaranteed in March 2025. Wilkins has been dealing with a serious …
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Ryan McFaddenJul 24, 2025, 07:56 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. HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have informed defensive tackle …
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HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed S Jamal Adams, WR Phillip Dorsett II, G Atonio Mafi, WR Seth Williams and S JT Woods, the team announced Tuesday. Adams joins the Silver and Black for his ninth NFL season, coming off of a 2024 campaign where he split time with the Tennessee Titans and the Detroit Lions, playing …
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