Feb. 4, 2026, 8:56 p.m. ET

On an appearance on Yahoo! Sports Daily, NFL insider Jay Glazer was asked about Maxx Crosby’s future with the Raiders, specifically whether or not he believes his time with the Raiders is through.

Keeping it short, Glazer said, “I do.”

When asked, Glazer added that a deal “probably” gets done before the NFL draft. Glazer did not specify which teams would make sense as a potential landing spot for Crosby, but did say “a ton of them.” That shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that just about every team could use a top-tier pass rusher.

“The day it happened, no less than 20 teams called me and asked, ‘Is this real? Can we get him? What’s it for?’ I’m like, guys, we’re not there yet, but yes, it’s real.”

Glazer says this is Crosby’s decision. He doesn’t want to do another rebuild and communicated that to Raiders’ owner Mark Davis.

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As far as what it would take to acquire Crosby from the Raiders, Glazer said, “probably more than Micah,” referencing the Packers-Cowboys trade for Parsons last August. In that deal, the Packers sent two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark to Dallas.

So what might this mean for the Indianapolis Colts?

Well, defensive end is arguably the team’s biggest need this offseason. As GM Chris Ballard searches for more pass rush juice from this position this offseason, Crosby would absolutely provide that.

However, the Colts do not have a first-round pick in 2026 or in 2027 after acquiring Sauce Gardner, which would put them at a negotiating disadvantage with other teams that do have those picks. A first-round pick this year vs. two years from now is going to be considered more valuable.

In addition to that, while the Colts are in a good spot salary-cap-wise this offseason, they would have to find a way to fit Crosby’s deal on the books. His base salary over the next four years ranges between $27 million and $30 million in each of those seasons.

There can be workarounds when it comes to the compensation traded away — including trading a player as part of the deal — or fitting a massive deal on the salary cap books, but if the Colts were to be interested, they seem to have some real hurdles to overcome.