Christian Wilkins, the Raiders
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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.
With the Jaguars' defense reaching league-worst levels across the board last season, it is hard to imagine there is any big-name defender the Jaguars should not be interested in -- and that includes former Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who the Raiders released earlier this week.
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: