{"id":777645,"date":"2026-02-26T13:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/777645\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:56:16","slug":"nfl-trade-news-las-vegas-raiders-looking-for-91m-edge-rusher-replacement-and-two-first-round-picks-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/777645\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Trade News: Las Vegas Raiders looking for $91M edge rusher replacement and two first round picks | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NFL(Image via Getty: Las Vegas Raiders) NBC Sports\u2019 Mike Florio recently reported that the Las Vegas Raiders are looking to trade their star defensive end, Maxx Crosby<\/a>. Cue word: if they get what they want for him. Florio\u2019s league source told him that the Raiders are hunting for two first-round picks and a player to replace their edge rusher.History repeats itself then! Because that\u2019s what Jerry Jones\u2019 Dallas Cowboys did last year with defensive end Micah Parsons. Is this \u201cDE\u201d position a trade favorite? Parsons\u2019 trade to the Green Bay Packers brought a 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark from the Packers.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Raiders need a player and two first round picks for Maxx Crosby<\/p>\n

In the case of Crosby, the Raiders are ready for a player who\u2019s a starting-level contributor. Another deciding factor would be the position of the two first round picks. Two first-round picks from a perennial playoff team are different from two first rounders from a competitive team who fails to win.Las Vegas general manager John Spytek recently added fuel to Crosby trade talks at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.When a reporter asked him if Crosby was tradeable, he said. \u201cI learned a long time ago, always listen. I\u2019m always listening [to trade offers].\u201d But a mixed reply like this: \u201cMaxx is an elite player. I\u2019ve been very upfront from the start since I got here, that we\u2019re in the business of having really good players on the team, and we need a lot more of them,\u201d may prove that they\u2019re looking for first-round picks and a possible trade option for Crosby. <\/p>\n

NFL Insider believes Maxx Crosby may not be traded<\/p>\n

Anyhow, there was someone from the inside who does not believe that the 28-year-old edge rusher would be traded anytime soon. NFL Insider Adam Schefter said last week, \u201cDo I think they want to trade him, no. Do I think he\u2019ll be traded like A.J. Brown [could be], that\u2019ll change by the week. Any deal involving Maxx Crosby, I would think for the Raiders to make that deal, would take a first-round pick at minimum.\u201dHowever, the DE\u2019s trade news has been circulating even before Super Bowl LX. FOX Sports reported that the five-time Pro Bowler was expected to be traded because he did not want another rebuild with Las Vegas.Anyhow, Las Vegas\u2019 newly appointed head coach, Klint Kubiak, said earlier this month that he wants Crosby to stay, and so did the owner, Mark Davis.Now, what does his contract say? He signed a three-year contract extension worth $106.5 million with $91.5 million guaranteed in March 2025. In 2026, the defensive end is scheduled to earn a base salary of $30 million, carry a cap hit of $35.79 million, and have a dead cap value of $35.10 million.<\/p>\n

Maxx Crosby wants to play for New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel<\/p>\n

The Athletic reported that Crosby was interested in playing for New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. In early February, when NFL Insider Jay Glazer appeared on Yahoo Sports Daily, he was asked if Crosby was ready to move on from the Raiders. He said, \u201cI do.\u201dAnother insider, Dianna Russini, said during the same time at an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub that Maxx doesn\u2019t seem so happy in Las Vegas. He may ask for a trade. And she knows that he wants to play for Mike Vrabel. He\u2019s told her before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Image via Getty: Las Vegas Raiders) NBC Sports\u2019 Mike Florio recently reported that the Las Vegas Raiders are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[4191,14661,75439,7,4949,1744,393,2455,2454,6563,5745,838,249,6,8228,525],"class_list":{"0":"post-777645","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-adam-schefter","9":"tag-edge-rusher","10":"tag-first-round-picks","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-john-spytek","13":"tag-las-vegas","14":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","15":"tag-lasvegas","16":"tag-lasvegasraiders","17":"tag-maxx-crosby","18":"tag-mike-florio","19":"tag-mike-vrabel","20":"tag-new-england-patriots","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-nfl-trade-rumors","23":"tag-raiders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116137283003196433","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777645","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=777645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}