{"id":816449,"date":"2026-03-17T04:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/816449\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T04:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:58:19","slug":"latest-on-potential-maxx-crosby-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/816449\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest On Potential Maxx Crosby Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Raiders thought they ended the Maxx Crosby<\/a> era when they agreed to trade<\/a> the star defensive end to the Ravens on March 5. The blockbuster would have netted the Raiders a pair of first-round picks, but the Ravens backed out<\/a> last Tuesday after Crosby failed a physical.<\/p>\n

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Although Crosby is recovering from a full meniscus repair, trade speculation<\/a> centering on the 28-year-old has persisted. For Crosby\u2019s part, the five-time Pro Bowler seems content to play an eighth season with the Raiders. \u201cIm [sic] A Raider. I\u2019m Back,\u201d he posted on X last week.<\/p>\n

It helps that Crosby is a fan of general manager John Spytek, rookie head coach Klint Kubiak and new defensive coordinator Rob Leonard, Albert Breer of SI.com<\/a> relays. Crosby has a great relationship with Leonard, the Raiders\u2019 defensive line coach over the previous three seasons. He combined for 68 tackles for loss and 32 sacks under Leonard from 2023-25.<\/p>\n

While there is nothing stopping teams from pursuing a Crosby trade, the Raiders have made it clear they are not giving him away for a discount, per Breer. If there are any more \u201cserious\u201d trade talks regarding Crosby, they are unlikely to occur until around April\u2019s draft, according to Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom<\/a>. By then, Crosby could be in position to pass a physical.<\/p>\n

Regardless, odds are a Crosby trade will not come together before next season, according to Breer, who notes an acquiring GM would be taking a major risk in giving up significant value for Crosby. If his knee troubles continue over the next couple of years, it would be difficult for the GM to justify the gamble to a team owner.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy gut, I think he\u2019s a Raider,\u201d one GM told La Canfora.<\/p>\n

Signs are pointing to Crosby opening 2026 as a Raider, but Breer points to the possibility of a trade before the deadline if he is playing well and the team is out of contention. That may not be an outcome the Raiders are envisioning, though, after they went on a free agent spending spree. They are also expected to land their next starting quarterback, Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza<\/a>, with the No. 1 pick in the draft.<\/p>\n

With a new coaching staff and much more talent on their roster, the Raiders will expect to make legitimate progress after a three-win 2025 showing. If the Raiders retain him, a healthy Crosby should boost their chances of turning things around next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Raiders thought they ended the Maxx Crosby era when they agreed to trade the star defensive end…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,4949,8357,393,6563,28076],"class_list":["post-816449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-john-spytek","tag-klint-kubiak","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-maxx-crosby","tag-rob-leonard"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116242751349753110","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816449","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=816449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}