Overview
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter, citing agent David Mulugheta, reports Wilkins intends to play in 2026 and has heard from 26 teams awaiting his availability.
- Wilkins continues to recover from a 2024 Jones fracture in his left foot after initial surgery, and teams are monitoring his progress.
- The Raiders released him in July 2025 as a terminated vested veteran and voided roughly $35 million in guarantees, a move now challenged by an active NFLPA grievance with no ruling yet.
- Multiple outlets have detailed an HR complaint over a locker-room incident involving a kiss on a teammate’s head, with some reporters saying it has deterred teams even as Schefter’s update frames health as the key variable.
- Potential fits have been discussed based on need and cap outlook—among them the Packers, Cowboys, Giants and Texans—but no visits or agreements have been reported.