{"id":807772,"date":"2026-03-12T06:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/807772\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:24:30","slug":"maxx-crosby-thrilled-to-be-returning-to-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/807772\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxx Crosby thrilled to be returning to Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little over 24 hours after the trade that wasn\u2019t engulfed the football world, Maxx Crosby has spoken. <\/p>\n<p>And he seems to be happy to be back with the Raiders. <\/p>\n<p>Crosby took to X on Wednesday night, posting a GIF of WWE\u2019s Undertaker coming back from the dead.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38753198\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2237110323.jpg\" alt=\"Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders rushes the passer during an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. \" class=\"wp-image-38753198\"  \/>Maxx Crosby rushes the passer during the Raiderss\u2019 win over the Commanders at Northwest Stadium on Sept. 21, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything Happens For A Reason,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrosbyMaxx\/status\/2031933673084449048?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Crosby wrote<\/a>. \u201cBelieve Nothing You Hear &amp; Half Of What You See. Im A Raider. I\u2019m Back. Run That S\u2013t.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It was revealed Tuesday night that the Ravens ultimately backed out of their trade with the Raiders for Crosby that would have sent two first-round picks to Vegas in exchange for the five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher. <\/p>\n<p>Baltimore apparently was not comfortable with Crosby\u2019s medical tests before the trade could be approved. <\/p>\n<p>Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, hours after the team agreed to a four-year contract with pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, said he was \u201cgutted\u201d by not being able to cross the goal line and bring Crosby into the fold. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand how people might maybe from afar would feel that way, but nobody\u2019s more upset about this than me \u2014 gutted by it actually,\u201d DeCosta said during a press conference. \u201cAnd so a regret, a big regret for me, but we will move on as a football team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.80078125;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38753199\" width=\"472\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2247717153.jpg\" alt=\"Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders during the NFL game at Allegiant Stadium on November 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-38753199\"  \/>Maxx Crosby looks on during the Raiders\u2019 loss to the Cowboys at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 17, 2025 in Las Vegas. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>DeCosta also revealed the team had plans to pair Hendrickson and Crosby on the defensive line together, so the Wednesday signing was not simply a panic move to replace the production Crosby would have likely given Baltimore. <\/p>\n<p>Crosby is under contract with Vegas through the 2029 season \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/29154\/maxx-crosby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">with a potential out in 2028<\/a> \u2014 after he signed an extension in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/10\/sports\/nfl-free-agency-live-updates-signings-rumors-trades-and-news-from-day-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow The Post\u2019s live updates of all the signings, rumors and deals from NFL free agency.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it\u2019s unclear if his social media post comes after any discussions with the Raiders or not. Vegas could, in theory, try to flip Crosby, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/10\/sports\/cowboys-could-trade-for-maxx-crosby-after-ravens-deal-falls-apart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as it already had \u201cseveral\u201d teams reach out<\/a>, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Crosby underwent meniscus surgery in January after the team shut down him down for the final two games of the regular season, which led him to storming out of the team facility. <\/p>\n<p>The edge rusher\u2019s agent tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/10\/sports\/maxx-crosbys-agent-speaks-out-on-stars-health-after-ravens-trade-debacle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quash any concerns<\/a> over Crosby\u2019s health on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaxx remains on track to return during the offseason program &amp; will undoubtedly return as the dominant game wrecker he has been these past 7 seasons,\u201d CJ LaBoy wrote in a post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A little over 24 hours after the trade that wasn\u2019t engulfed the football world, Maxx Crosby has spoken.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[117,7,393,6563,6,89225,2592,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-807772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-baltimore-ravens","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","11":"tag-maxx-crosby","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-nfl-free-agency-2026","14":"tag-nfl-free-agency","15":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116214778169009659","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807772","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=807772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}