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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 28: Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders warms up prior to a game against the Chicago Bears at Allegiant Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images)
The Chicago Bears have a major decision to make when it comes to making a trade for Las Vegas Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby.
According to Jason Fitzgerald of OvertheCap.com, with the Bears’ releasing Tremaine Edmunds, the DJ Moore trade, and Drew Dalman retiring, Chicago will be up around $33 million in cap room, which would rank 12th in the NFL.
This makes a trade for Crosby more suitable, but the Raiders, according to multiple reports, have not lowered their asking price of two first-round picks and an additional player.
It’s hard to imagine, even with additional cap room and an extra second-round pick from the Moore trade, that the Bears would leverage their future on a soon-to-be 29-year-old pass rusher. And according to NFL insider Dianna Russini, it appears that the Bears have backed out of the Crosby trade race.
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Bears Not Listed as Maxx Crosby Trade Rumors Intensify
In her latest update, Russini lists two teams in the mix for Crosby while leaving the Bears out.
“Maxx Crosby is drawing serious interest around the league. The Dallas Cowboys are closely monitoring the situation and remain very interested, while the Baltimore Ravens are also a team to watch. GMs believe the Las Vegas Raiders are willing to work on a deal.”
No mention of Chicago. It’s one thing for the Bears to be interested in Crosby and keep tabs on him, as NFL insider Albert Breer alluded to, but Chicago likely will redirect their attention to addressing the developing situation at center.
Bears Main Focus Shifting?
GettyTyler Linderbaum #64 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on prior to a game against the Buffalo Bills.
Tyler Biadasz signed a three-year, $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday, which gives the Bears one less option in an already-thin center market.
Breer mentioned after the news of Moore’s trade broke to “stay tuned” with the Bears’ interest in Crosby and highly coveted free-agent center Tyler Linderbaum, but even with a major boost in cap space, Chicago will likely have to choose between Crosby or Linderbaum.
Now, with the fact that Russini did not mention the Bears in her latest update, it appears Chicago will redirect their focus on attempting to sign Linderbaum during free agency, or at least another starting-caliber center.
ESPN’s Courtney Cronin wrote that she expects the Bears to sign a veteran center:
“Dalman’s retirement is a significant blow to the Bears’ O-line, which has aimed to stop the revolving door at center that has occurred for years. Tyler Linderbaum is the most coveted free agent center, and that signing would be costly, but players such as Lloyd Cushenberry III, Tyler Biadasz and Connor McGovern would fill a major void and establish consistency among a unit that became the Bears’ strength in 2025.”
Again, a lot can happen behind the scenes to put the Bears in position to make a trade for Crosby, but if the Cowboys and Ravens are willing to meet the Raiders’ high asking price, the Bears should focus their attention on other pressing issues.
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