LAPEER, Mich. (WXYZ) \u2014 Las Vegas Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby will open a state-of-the-art sports facility in Lapeer, SMITH Arenas announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
Crosby was born in Lapeer before moving to Texas as a child, and has partnered with SMITH Arenas to open the multi-sport facility in Lapeer.<\/p>\n
According to SMITH, the facility will accommodate a wide range of sports and will include full-size turf fields for football, soccer and lacrosse, plus courts for basketball, volleyball and pickleball. There will also be a workout area, speed and agility zone, a cafe and more.<\/p>\n
There will also be golf simulators for people to have year-round access to golf in Michigan’s weather.<\/p>\n
The organization also said there will be specialized programming for people dealing with addiction, plus counseling and community outreach as they focus on mental health and recovery support.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing back to Lapeer and investing in the community that shaped me is a dream come true,\u201d Crosby said in a statement. \u201cThis facility is about more than sports \u2014 it\u2019s about providing this community additional opportunity, support, health, and healing. As someone who has faced addiction, I know how important support and safe spaces are. That\u2019s why we\u2019re creating a place that champions both physical and mental wellness. Lapeer made me who I am, and now it\u2019s time to give others the same shot I had. I couldn\u2019t imagine doing this anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is more than a building \u2014 it\u2019s a hub for growth, connection, and pride,\u201d said Mark Smith, the CEO of SMITH Arenas. \u201cBy working with Maxx, we\u2019re not only supporting future athletes but enriching the daily lives of Lapeer\u2019s residents. Facilities like this bring people together and raise the bar for what a community can offer \u2014 physically, mentally, and emotionally.\u201d<\/p>\n
More details about the facility are expected to be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAPEER, Mich. (WXYZ) \u2014 Las Vegas Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby will open a state-of-the-art sports facility…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[4495,4496,7,1744,393,2455,2454,6,525,4497],"class_list":{"0":"post-27078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-7-action-news-sports","9":"tag-detroit-sports","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-las-vegas","12":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","13":"tag-lasvegas","14":"tag-lasvegasraiders","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-raiders","17":"tag-wxyz-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114458211777323228","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}