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Commanders predicted to trade for $106 million superstar from AFC West<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Washington Commanders<\/a> were hoping for big things in the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n

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Nothing went right, though, and they couldn’t keep their momentum rolling from the campaign before.<\/p>\n

They’ll be looking to get a jolt for themselves in the offseason, and it may come from a trade.<\/p>\n

Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine<\/a> has predicted in a new article that the Commanders could trade for Raiders<\/a> pass rusher Maxx Crosby.<\/p>\n

His projection has three picks going back from Washington to Vegas:\u00a02026 first-round pick (No. 7 overall), 2026 fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall), 2027 first-round pick.<\/p>\n

“History has a way of repeating itself. Back in 2018, the Raiders got a stockpile of draft picks from the Chicago Bears<\/a> for a prime Khalil Mack,” Ballentine writes. “The Raiders might be in position to get another draft haul for a star edge-rusher.”<\/p>\n

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It’d be a steep price for the Commanders, but it could be worth it.<\/p>\n

“The Commanders fit the bill,” Ballentine writes. “They have around\u00a0$89.8 million<\/a>\u00a0in cap space and the potential to have a huge bounce-back season with a healthy Jayden Daniels next season. Washington’s struggles this season gives them the advantage of a top-10 pick to offer to Vegas. Dan Quinn would get the marquee pass-rusher he needs to improve the Commanders defense and the Raiders would be able to potentially add a quarterback at No. 1 and a foundational defensive prospect at No. 7.”<\/p>\n

That big cap space is a key here.<\/p>\n

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Crosby signed a three-year, $106 million contract extension before the 2025 NFL season. He’ll be owed more than $40 million per year for the duration of his time conceptually in Washington.<\/p>\n

But he’d be worth it. Crosby remains one of the best in the NFL. The Commanders could use him.<\/p>\n

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