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Defensive end Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders.
It was not long ago that sportsbooks across the country had the Chicago Bears listed as the favorites to trade for Raiders edge defender Maxx Crosby, which could be the case again with a potential new trade offer that Chicago is now capable of making to Las Vegas.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Thursday, March 5 — following the Bears’ trade of wide receiver DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills — that other teams were in stronger position to acquire the Raiders’ five-time Pro Bowl defensive end.
“Schefter was just on @WaddleandSilvy,” Aaron Leming of 247 Sports posted to X. “Didn’t seem convinced Maxx Crosby gets dealt, but did say he doesn’t see the #Bears in the driver’s seat for a deal right now.”
Bill Barnwell of ESPN authored a trade pitch last month, in which the Bears flipped Moore and their 2026 first-round pick (No. 25 overall) to the Raiders for Crosby and a fifth-rounder in return.
On Thursday, Barnwell suggested a deal that is actually a better value for Las Vegas considering what Chicago got back for Moore and what it can now offer the Raiders in trade for Crosby.
“The Raiders are reportedly hoping to land a Micah Parsons-sized haul for their star edge rusher, but I’m not sure that sort of return is going to be realistic for a player who is several years older than the Packers standout,” Barnwell wrote, referencing the package of two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark that Dallas got from Green Bay. “The Bears could now offer first- and second-round picks and still have two picks to work with on Day 2.”
Bears Can Make Raiders Better Offer With 2nd-Round Pick They Got in DJ Moore Trade
GettyWide receiver DJ Moore, formerly of the Chicago Bears.
Chicago sent the Bills Moore and a fifth-round pick in return for a second-round selection in April, the 60th overall pick to be exact.
Barnwell sung the praises of Bears general manager Ryan Poles for his ability to extract that kind of value for Moore, who the ESPN analyst believes had Day 3 trade value in a vacuum.
“The Bears got the 60th pick as part of this deal, and although they’re sending a fifth-rounder to Buffalo along with Moore, the difference between those two selections amounts to something like the 89th pick in a typical draft, per the Chase Stuart draft chart,” Barnwell wrote.
If Chicago were to offer the Raiders the Nos. 25 and 60 picks in 2026 for Crosby, that would be a stronger value than pick No. 25 and Moore. It may also might end up the best deal on the table for the Raiders.
Cowboys Backed Out of Maxx Crosby Trade Talks Due to Raiders’ Asking Price
GettyDallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
The Dallas Cowboys were in serious talks with Las Vegas for Crosby, but bowed out on Thursday due to the Raiders’ asking price.
“On Maxx Crosby and the Cowboys being at play here …. here is what I’m being told from a team source. ‘Raiders are talking to a lot of people. But we would not give up two first rounders,’” Jane Slater of NFL Network reported on X. “That’s the situation now. Will that change? I don’t know, but I checked for those of you interested.”
Dallas owner Jerry Jones has a strong reputation of paying a premium in trade when he truly likes a player, and there isn’t much not to like about Crosby.
The Cowboys’ decision to back off of conversations at that price point could be a harbinger for how other NFL teams approach Las Vegas in the coming days. Thus, Chicago could climb back into the driver’s seat, and even take a firmer grip on the wheel, if the Bears are willing to part with a first- and second-rounder to secure one of the league’s elite pass-rushers in Crosby.
Max Dible covers the NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He covered local and statewide news as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and served as news director for BigIslandNow.com and Pacific Media Group’s family of Big Island radio stations before joining Heavy. More about Max Dible
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