One of the big offseason mysteries for the Las Vegas Raiders has been the injury status of defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Raiders have decided to cut Wilkins outright.

In what was quite a surprising move, the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night released standout defensive tackle Christian Wilkins after just one season in Sin City, ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported. But the team soon followed up Schefter's bombshell with a statement of its own. And let us be the first to say: this is quite the interesting read.

N FL insider Adam Schefter dropped a bombshell on Thursday when he announced the Las Vegas Raiders were releasing defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. Schefter reported that due to the way Wilkins rehabbed his foot injury last season, the Raiders could void the remaining $35.2 million guaranteed in his contract.

Just over a year after making Christian Wilkins one of the highest-paid defensive linemen in the NFL, the Las Vegas Raiders are moving on. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Raiders have released Wilkins with the designation of a terminated vested veteran—voiding the remainder of his guaranteed money in the process.