The Las Vegas Raiders floored the rest of the NFL earlier this week when they announced that they were releasing star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Various reports are piling in about what exactly went down between him and the team, but this ugly saga is reportedly far from over.
From a football standpoint, however, the team will move on without him. This may seem like a black mark on the new regime, or make people think that the Raiders are in shambles, but it is actually where new head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Spytek are separating themselves.