Tony Casillas, nose tackle for the Atlanta...

Tony Casillas, nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, said he will sit out next season if he is not traded.

Casillas’ contract expired Feb. 1, and he is a restricted free agent--meaning any team that signs him must give the Falcons two first-round draft choices in compensation.

“I don’t want to be here,” he said. “I’m willing to sit out the whole year.” He said there is a “99.8%” chance he will not be in training camp.

The four-year veteran, who was signed out of Oklahoma for $2.35 million, said of player personnel director Ken Herrock: “I just don’t think I fit into his system as to what he thinks a defensive lineman should be. Last year, I read where he said I finally lived up to some of my credentials. I didn’t like hearing that kind of statement.”

He said his agent already has talked with several teams, including the Raiders and Dallas Cowboys.

“I’m a Jimmy Johnson fan,” Casillas said of the Cowboys’ coach. “He was head coach at Oklahoma State when I was being recruited. I don’t think the Cowboys are going to be down for that long.”