"ESPN sources: Raiders are releasing defensive tackle Christian Wilkins with the designation of terminated vested veteran. His time in Las Vegas is now over," Schefter wrote on X. Cutting Wilkins in the middle of training camp is a shocking move, but the Raiders had a reason.

Christian Wilkins' time with the Las Vegas Raiders is over, but he and the team could be facing a contract battle in the immediate future.

In what was quite a surprising move, the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night released standout defensive tackle Christian Wilkins after just one season in Sin City, ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported. But the team soon followed up Schefter's bombshell with a statement of its own. And let us be the first to say: this is quite the interesting read.