The Las Vegas Raiders made some waves late on Thursday with the shocking release of a free agent they signed to a contract worth over $100 million. The release was downright unexpected, as Christian Wilkins had just literally signed with them last offseason on a four-year deal.
He was getting paid well over $20 million per year, and while Wilkins is a good player, it did feel like former Raiders' GM Tom Telesco was overpaying him a bit. Anyway, he managed to suit up for five games before the foot injury ended his season.
Wilkins actually got hurt against the Denver Broncos back in Week 5.