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The next few months are sure to bring plenty of speculation about Maxx Crosby’s future with the Las Vegas Raiders. Once the 2026 NFL Draft ends and there’s been no trade, it might be safe to say that Crosby will stay with the Silver and Black.
Nonetheless, for now, there will be several updates and takes regarding where the veteran pass rusher could be playing next season. One of these takes came from Vic Tafur of The Athletic, who shared his view on whether Crosby will be a Raider next season.
“At some point it just runs its course, and then you get a fresh start,” Tafur said in a Feb. 12 video from Scoop City. “At this point a bunch of draft picks would be good for the team to get more young talent, and rebuild with this new staff and these new young guys on the team. I think at this point I’d be very surprised if Maxx Crosby were a Raider next year.”
The question the Raiders and Crosby will need to ask themselves is whether the timelines line up. If the Raiders believe that they are two or three years away from contending in the AFC, then it would be wise to offload Crosby for draft capital for a player who will be 29 when the 2026 NFL season starts.
Insider Shares Update on Maxx Crosby’s Future With the Raiders
Amid the speculation, Sports Illustrated’s NFL insider Albert Breer appeared on ESPN Chicago and shared an update on Crosby’s future in Las Vegas.
“I would say with Maxx, I don’t think the ship has sailed on him staying with the Raiders,” Breer said on Feb. 10. “Just because there’s a new coach in there now, we have no idea how Klint Kubiak is going to address that situation or how he is going to staff it. I would tell you that Maxx Crosby is fiercely loyal to Mark Davis and to the Raiders brand. I think he would love to be a guy who played his entire career for one organization.
“Now that said, what happened at the end of the year happened, and you can’t erase that. Things are not great between him and Tom Brady right now, and I don’t think things are great between him and Alex Guerrero either. I think the reason the door is open to him being traded, where it wasn’t previously, is really about relationship management and how the team handled the end of last year.”
Timeline for Clarity on Maxx Crosby’s Future Revealed
Breer offered more clarity on the Raiders’ position regarding Crosby, detailing whether they would consider trade offers or make it clear to the league that their star pass rusher isn’t available.
“Now we go into the next chapter, where he has a chance to converse with the new coaching staff, and then we see where it goes from there,” Breer added. “I think this thing comes to a head in two weeks at the combine. That would be my guess right now.”
Eduardo Razo Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. More about Eduardo Razo
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