The Las Vegas Raiders are adding a veteran defensive tackle to the roster after moving on from Christian Wilkins.

Christian Wilkins' time with the Las Vegas Raiders is over, but he and the team could be facing a contract battle in the immediate future.

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.