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- ESPN: Playful kiss led to Raiders releasing Christian Wilkins</p>
<p>Field Level MediaJuly 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM</p>
<p>Sep 29, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (94) celebrates after getting a sack against the Cleveland Browns during the third quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images (Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images)</p>
<p>ESPN reported Monday that a playful kiss to the head of a teammate led to the release of defensive tackle Christian Wilkins last week by the Las Vegas Raiders.</p>
<p>The teammate, who went unnamed, took offense to Wilkins' action, ESPN's Adam Schefter said Monday on "The Pat McAfee Show."</p>
<p>"When you speak to people there, inside the locker room, they say Christian playfully went to kiss a teammate on top of his head, and those same people said that player took offense to it," Schefter said on McAfee's show. "So that's what everybody's been dancing around."</p>
<p>The Raiders released Wilkins last week after one season. The Raiders, who had signed Wilkins in March 2024 to a four-year, $110 million contract with $84.75 million guaranteed, had placed him on the physically unable to perform list before the start of training camp.</p>
<p>Wilkins, 29, had been working his way back from a season-ending Jones fracture to his left foot, sustained in the Raiders' 34-18 loss to the Denver Broncos on Oct. 6. Wilkins did not participate in drills during OTAs in May nor in mandatory minicamp, according to media reports.</p>
<p>ESPN reported that the Raiders have voided the remaining $35.2 million of guaranteed money and that Wilkins filed a grievance with the NFLPA on Thursday.</p>
<p>Wilkins recorded 17 tackles and two sacks in five games (all starts) before having season-ending surgery.</p>
<p>He has totaled 372 tackles, 22.5 sacks, one interception, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in 86 career regular-season games (82 starts) with the Miami Dolphins and Raiders. He was selected by the Dolphins with the 13th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Clemson.</p>
<p>--Field Level Media</p>
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