Report: Raiders sign DT Christian Wilkins for $110M | Sports

The Miami Dolphins opted to not apply their franchise tag to the previous first-round draft choose in 2023, who began all 17 video games for the third straight season and had a career-high 9 sacks.

The Raiders are giving Wilkins $84.75 million assured. His common annual wage of $27.5 million would path solely Chris Jones of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs ($31.75 million) and Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald ($31.67 million) per Spotrac.

Wilkins, 28, would make $22.1 million in 2024 taking part in beneath the franchise tag.

Drafted thirteenth general out of Clemson in 2019, Wilkins has 20.5 sacks, 50 quarterback hits, 355 tackles and 7 tackles (one interception, six sacks) in 81 profession video games (77 begins).

The addition of Wilkins to a defensive entrance that features go rusher Maxx Crosby provides Las Vegas an improve within the trenches with head coach Antonio Pierce trying to enhance a Raiders protection that ranked fifteenth within the NFL final season.