Christian Wilkins.Christian Wilkins (Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images)
More details have emerged on the Las Vegas Raiders’ stunning decision to release star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins earlier this week.

In arguably the most surprising 2025 offseason roster cut, the Las Vegas Raiders released Christian Wilkins on Thursday — one year after signing him to a four-year pact worth $110 million in free agency.

It was initially reported that the Raiders released Wilkins and voided the final $35.2 million guaranteed on his contract following disagreements over how he was rehabbing his foot injury.

Now, two new reports have provided some clarity on the Raiders’ stunning roster move.

According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, league sources think “an incident involving a teammate may have” influenced the Raiders’ decision to release Christian Wilkins. A source told Anderson that Wilkins “(was) playing around” in the situation, which affected his release.

On top of that, Raiders reporter Mitchell Renz of Chat Sports said there was “a very weird incident” involving Wilkins. Interestingly, it was noted that the Raiders are being cautious about leaking the incident’s details.

 

Following news of his release, it was reported that the NFLPA filed a grievance on Christian Wilkins’ behalf.

Christian Wilkins Missed All But Five Games In 2024

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Unfortunately, a Jones fracture sidelined Wilkins for the majority of the 2024 season. He was limited to five games as a Raider, tallying two sacks and 17 combined tackles. This came one year after Wilkins logged a career-high nine sacks in his final season with the Miami Dolphins in 2023.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.