NFL Network's Ian Rapoport: Las Vegas Raiders release defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud says rookie wide receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel have "came in with a great mindset" during training camp.

Christian Wilkins sought an estimated $32.5 million payout of the guarantees reportedly included in the contract he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2024.

On Thursday, a major name was released from his team: DT Christian Wilkins, formerly of the Las Vegas Raiders, a player Cleveland reportedly tried to acquire in NFL free agency two offseasons ago. The Raiders announced Wilkins’ release in a statement Thursday:

We haven’t heard the last of Christian Wilkins following his release by the Las Vegas Raiders, as it’ll cause a showdown with the NFLPA—in doing so, it raises ethical questions.

New England Patriots' head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed when speaking to media Friday morning the Patriots would have conversations about bringing recently released former first round pick Christian Wilkins to New England.

As the Raiders and former Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins embark on a legal fight over whether the team properly voided his remaining guarantees before cutting him, one key question will be whether his foot injury required another surgery ...