The Raiders are releasing Christian Wilkins in the wake of a dispute over whether or not he should undergo surgery on his injured foot, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday.

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll has broken his silence on the team's shocking release of Christian Wilkins.

The Raiders continue to struggle at giving Maxx Crosby a reliable supporting cast. Christian Wilkins has followed Chandler Jones as a free agency miss, one that came as the team’s top-10 Tyree Wilson investment has yet to produce much of consequence. Wilkins is out despite having been attached to the second-most lucrative defensive tackle deal.