The once-promising partnership between the Las Vegas Raiders and defensive tackle Christian Wilkins came to an unhappy and abrupt ending Thursday, with the team releasing Wilkins due to reported contentiousness over his rehab from last year's season-ending foot injury.

The Las Vegas Raiders were tired of waiting for defensive tackle Christian Wilkins to rehabilitate from a Jones fracture of his foot he sustained last season. T

The Raiders cut Christian Wilkins, blaming the defensive tackle for not giving the team an acceptable recovery plan for his broken foot.