{"id":798593,"date":"2026-03-07T14:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/798593\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:46:31","slug":"what-maxx-crosby-price-makes-sense-for-the-dallas-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/798593\/","title":{"rendered":"What Maxx Crosby price makes sense for the Dallas Cowboys?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the hottest trade candidates in the NFL is starting to generate deafening buzz \u2014 and the Dallas Cowboys are in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Sources with knowledge of the situation surrounding Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby expect finality regarding his status before the opening of the new league year Wednesday. The two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler has spent his entire seven-year career with the Raiders.<\/p>\n<p>To no surprise, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/article314949646.html\">defensive talent-hungry Cowboys<\/a> are one of the teams hotly in pursuit of a deal with the Raiders, but they aren\u2019t alone. According to The Athletic\u2019s Dianna Russini, the Baltimore Ravens are in the mix, and the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears have also been linked to discussions with Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Raiders\u2019 asking price for Maxx Crosby<\/p>\n<p>The reported initial asking price for Crosby includes two first-round picks, but that package isn\u2019t something that the Cowboys will part with. Dallas has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/article314490209.html\">two first-round picks in the draft<\/a> this year (No. 12 and No. 20), and making at least one of those selections is viewed as necessary to overhaul a defense that was one of the league\u2019s worst in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Now, would a first-round pick, 2027 second-round pick and a player be more palatable? It would allow Dallas to still select first-round players in the next two drafts, which will be key not only for building talent on defense but also for adding rookie contracts to the roster instead of typically more expensive veteran deals.<\/p>\n<p>What player could Dallas part with?<\/p>\n<p>Who could a theoretical player be in a deal? The Raiders have been keen on the idea of taking an interior defensive lineman in a deal. The Cowboys would not part with Quinnen Williams, but Kenny Clark and Osa Odighizuwa have contracts that are somewhat movable in their own ways.<\/p>\n<p>For Clark, a trade would wipe the hands clean for the Cowboys of any future money owed to the 30-year-old. For Odighizuwa, it\u2019d be a bit more complicated since the Cowboys would have to take on a $16 million dead cap hit, although they would end up saving $4.75 million toward the 2026 salary cap in the end.<\/p>\n<p>New defensive coordinator Christian Parker has already <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/article314749726.html\">spoken on the plan<\/a> that\u2019s been developing for all three premier defensive tackles, as he plans on experimenting with five-man and six-man front structures that can get all three on the field. The caveat to that, though, is that the base defense is expected to be a 3-4 scheme, leaving room for one in the starting lineup and a max of two to play a significant amount of base snaps over the course of a game.<\/p>\n<p>The latest on the Maxx Crosby situation<\/p>\n<p>As a handful of teams come in and out of the mix, the Cowboys have been the one constant keeping tabs on the situation. If the Raiders are willing to come down from their asking price, I\u2019d expect Dallas to have a shot at landing Crosby. However, if a team comes in willing to give the stars and moon, the Cowboys won\u2019t budge from their current position.<\/p>\n<p>First-round picks are valuable assets for Dallas moving forward. Parting with more than one isn\u2019t an option. If another team decides to make that offer, don\u2019t expect the Cowboys to panic and reset their offer.<\/p>\n<p>  Game schedule dates, times, locations              Feb. 27 Memphis 124, Mavericks 105      March 1 Oklahoma City 100, Mavericks 87      March 3 Charlotte 117, Mavericks 90      March 5 Orlando 115, Mavericks 114      March 6 Boston 120, Mavericks 100      March 8 at Toronto, 5 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV      March 10 at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV      March 12 at Memphis, 7 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV      March 13 vs. Cleveland, 6:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video, KFAA, MavsTV      March 15 at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV, NBATV                    Feb. 17 Central Florida 82, TCU 71      Feb. 21 TCU 60, West Virginia 54      Feb. 24 TCU 90, Arizona State 78      Feb. 28 TCU 77, Kansas State 68      March 3 TCU 73, Texas Tech 65      March 7 vs. Cincinnati, 1 p.m., TNT      Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City, Mo.)      TBD vs. TBD                    Feb. 15 TCU 59, West Virginia 50      Feb. 18 TCU 72, Houston 50      Feb. 22 TCU 80, Iowa State 73      Feb. 25 TCU 83, Cincinnati 70      March 1 TCU 65, Baylor 53      Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City, Mo.)      March 6 No. 1 TCU 63, No. 9 BYU 46 (quarterfinals)      March 7 Semifinals vs. No. 12 Kansas State, 3 p.m., ESPN+      March 8 Final vs. TBD, 4 p.m., ESPN                    Feb. 27 TCU 14, New Haven 3 (7 innings)      Feb. 28 TCU 12, New Haven 4      March 1 TCU 20, New Haven 1 (7 innings)     March 3 TCU 7, Abilene Christian 6     March 6 TCU 10, Tulane 2     March 7 vs. Tulane, 4 p.m., ESPN+     March 8 vs. Tulane, 1 p.m., ESPN+     March 10 vs. Kansas, 6 p.m., ESPN+     March 13 at Arizona State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN+     March 14 at Arizona State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN+     March 15 at Arizona State, 3 p.m., ESPN+                    Feb. 25 Stars 4, Seattle 1      Feb. 28 Stars 3, Nashville 2 (OT)      March 2 Stars 6, Vancouver 1      March 3 Stars 6, Calgary 1      March 6 Colorado 5, Stars 4 (SO)      March 8 vs. Chicago, 5 p.m., Victory+      March 10 vs. Vegas, 7 p.m., Fox, Victory+      March 12 vs. Edmonton, 7 p.m., ESPN+, Hulu      March 14 vs. Detroit, 7 p.m., Victory+      March 16 vs. Utah, 7 p.m., Fox, Victory+                    2026 season      Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA      Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA      Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA      Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA      Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA      Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA      Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA      Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA      Nov. 7 at Arizona, TBA      Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA      Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA      Nov. 28 at Texas Tech, TBA                    2026 season      TBA vs. TBA (at Rio de Janeiro), TBA      2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)      vs. N.Y Giants      vs. Philadelphia      vs. Washington      vs. Arizona      vs. San Francisco      vs. Tampa Bay      vs. Jacksonville      vs. Tennessee      vs. Baltimore      at N.Y Giants      at Philadelphia      at Washington      at L.A. Rams      at Seattle      at Green Bay      at Houston      at Indianapolis                    March 7 Goodguys: 16th LMC Truck Spring Lone Star Nationals      March 12-15 Steak Cookoff Association World Championships      March 14 NASCAR Racing Experience      March 20-21 POWRi Racing      March 28 Mopar Heaven      April 11 NASCAR Racing Experience      April 18 Team Texas-David Starr&#8217;s Racing School      April 18 Bubble Run      April 23-25 Pate Swap Meet      April 25 FuelFest      April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede      May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250      May 2 NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy&#8217;s Frozen Custard 340      May 3 NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400      <\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/292227800\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nick Harris.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Harris\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/292227800\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Harris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Nick Harris is the Dallas Cowboys beat reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has experience working on the beat for DallasCowboys.com and previous work experience at Yahoo Sports\/Rivals and 247Sports.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the hottest trade candidates in the NFL is starting to generate deafening buzz \u2014 and the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":798594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[230,229,257,436,2461,7,112023,77363,77354,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-798593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-cowboys","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys-news","12":"tag-dallascowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-maxx-crosby-buzz","15":"tag-maxx-crosby-cowboys","16":"tag-maxx-crosby-trade","17":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116188440513465272","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798593","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=798593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/798594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}