Raiders teammate filed complaint after Christian Wilkins’ unwanted kiss, sources say

NOW LIVE FROM THE LOCKS OR I’M ALEX ESHELMAN. BACK TO YOU GUYS IN STUDIO. ALL RIGHT, ALEX, THANKS SO MUCH. RAIDERS TRAINING CAMP ROLLS ON IN HENDERSON. THE TEAM STAYING COOL AND PRACTICING INDOORS ON TUESDAY TO TALK CAMP IS ONE OF THE TEAM’S HIGHEST-PAID PLAYERS NOT BEING THERE. CHRISTIAN WILKINS BEING CUT LAST WEEK. THAT’S RIGHT. NOW THE SILVER AND BLACK, THEY ARE IN THE NEWS FOR NON-FOOTBALL REASONS. A SPORTS REPORTER WALTERS IN TAYLOR WROTE A. >> HAVE THE LATEST ON THE RAIDERS. THE LINE DRAMA. >> IT’S A STORY THAT TOOK THE NFL WORLD BY STORM, AN INCIDENT INVOLVING CHRISTIAN WILKINS KISSING A PLAYER ON THE HEAD THAT WOULD FACTOR INTO HIS RELEASE WITH WILKINS. NOW OFF THE ROSTER, THE TEAM IS ONLY LOOKING TO THE FUTURE BEFORE THEIR FIRST SEASON UNDER HEAD COACH. PETE CARROLL. >> KIND OF MOVED ON FROM THE SITUATION. NO COMMENT TO MAKE. WE MADE A DECISION ON WHAT WE’RE DOING AND WE’RE MOVING WITH IT. >> NORTH OUTSIDE NOISE IS ALWAYS IN OUTSIDE NOISE. YOU KNOW WHERE THE RAIDERS. YOU ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT US. THE RAIDERS MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES LAST WEEK WITH THE BOMBSHELL DECISION TO RELEASE CHRISTIAN WILKINS CUTTING WHAT WAS EXPECTED TO BE A SUPER STARS TIME IN VEGAS TO ONLY 5 GAMES. THE RAIDERS SPLASH SIGNING DISAGREED ON WHETHER TO GET A SECOND SURGERY ON THE JONES FRACTURE IN HIS FOOT. >> THE 29 YEAR-OLD FILING A GRIEVANCE WITH THE NFL. PA IS THE RAIDERS WITHHOLD ABOUT 35 MILLION DOLLARS OF GUARANTEED MONEY FROM WILKINS. FOUR-YEAR 110 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT. BUT AS WE LEARNED LAST WEEK, THERE’S MORE TO IT. SOURCES TELL KTNV DETAILS ON AN INAPPROPRIATE INCIDENT EXPEDITING THE RELEASE OF WILKINS WHO ALSO HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF BEHAVIORAL ISSUES ON MONDAY REPORTED THAT WILKINS HAD KIDS TO TEAMMATE ON THE HEAD IN A MEETING WHICH THE TEAMMATE TOOK OFFENSE TO. >> FILING A HARASSMENT CLAIM TO HUMAN RESOURCES. >> AFTER PRACTICE, I ASKED ADAM BUTLER ABOUT THE DEVELOPING STORY. >> IF YOU’VE GOT SOME GOING ON IN LIFE, YOU KNOW, TALK SOMEBODY, GET SOME THERAPY. YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU DO YOU DO SOMEBODY OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD FOR THE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT WOULDN’T LISTEN. >> TELL ME THE BUTLER WITH IN THE ROOM WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, BUT HE DID NOT WISH TO COMMENT ON IT FURTHER. I REACHED OUT TO HIS AGENT ON SATURDAY BUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD THE TEAM GETS BACK TO WORK ON THURSDAY. THE RAIDERS TELLING US THEY HAVE A NEXT MAN UP MENTALITY AND WILL USE REINFORCEMENTS LIKE LAS VEGAS NATIVE. DON’T ALLOW TO FILL THE VOID ON THE INTERIOR. SO AFTER 2 DAYS OF PADS, THE RAIDERS GET A WELL-DESERVED DAY OFF TOMORROW AS THEY INCH CLOSER TO THEIR FIRST PRESEASON GAME IN SEATTLE AGAINST THE SEAHAWKS.

Christian Wilkins kissed a Raiders teammate on the head during a meeting, prompting a complaint and HR probe. The incident is now a key piece in the team’s case for voiding his $35.2M guarantee.

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