This time last year Christian Wilkins was the biggest free agent signing in the NFL. The Raiders signed him with the hopes he would upgrade their defensive line. Five games into the season, he suffered a jones fracture in his foot that ended his season. Now his time with the team is done. He has been released.
ESPN sources: Raiders are releasing defensive tackle Christian Wilkins with the designation of terminated vested veteran. His time in Las Vegas is now over.
Due to how Wilkins treated the rehab from his foot injury he suffered last season, the Raiders voided the remaining $35.2… pic.twitter.com/GXOGSeXz5H
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 24, 2025
Wilkins was expected to be healthy well before the Raiders returned to their offseason program for the 2025 season. But he suffered an unexpected setback in his rehab that not only cost him the entire offseason program, but had him placed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list to begin camp.
Now the Raiders are cutting their losses with Wilkins, and voiding the rest of his contract due to his treatment of the injury that caused the setback.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Breaking: Raiders release DT Christian Wilkins