{"id":856991,"date":"2026-04-06T15:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/856991\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:03:32","slug":"eagles-maxx-crosby-trade-prediction-returns-3-piece-cost-to-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/856991\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles&#8217; Maxx Crosby trade prediction returns 3-piece cost to Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maxx Crosby was nearly a Baltimore Raven.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he remained with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> earlier this offseason when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravens<\/a> backed out of an agreed-upon trade, citing concerns with Crosby&#8217;s physical.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s created an odd situation, one in which no one is quite sure what&#8217;ll happen next with Crosby.<\/p>\n<p>Crosby and the Raiders are saying all the right things about him staying put, but it&#8217;s easy to imagine that a trade could still be coming at some point.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/48373315\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-all-trades-barnwell-deals-32-round-1-picks-players-mccarthy-crosby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s Bill Barnwell<\/a>, in a new article on Monday, predicts that it could be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> who make the deal.<\/p>\n<p>He proposes a 3-for-1 setup that includes a couple draft picks:<\/p>\n<p>Eagles get:\u00a0Edge\u00a0Maxx CrosbyRaiders get:\u00a01-23, 2027 third-round pick, Edge\u00a0Nolan Smith Jr.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While Crosby is saying that he\u00a0wants to move forward\u00a0with the only pro organization he has ever known after his trade to the Ravens\u00a0fell through, the same logic that led the Raiders to\u00a0initially deal\u00a0Crosby to Baltimore still holds,&#8221; Barnwell writes. &#8220;Vegas doesn&#8217;t appear to be close to seriously contending. Crosby turns 29 in August. He wants to win, ideally sooner rather than later. That might happen in Vegas, but by the time it does, Crosby could be well past his peak. With a predilection for trades and an affinity for elite defensive linemen, Howie Roseman&#8217;s Eagles have always been on the fringes of the Crosby sweepstakes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/news\/eagles-new-signing-flew-himself-plane-pilot-philadelphia\/c242c3d975a77268d6aa376b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eagles&#8217; new signing flew himself as a pilot to Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barnwell then explains that if not for finances, this deal might already have happened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The issue is money,&#8221; Barnwell writes. &#8220;Philly is spending a whopping $219 million on their offense this season, and though the defense comes in at just over $86 million, those figures will change in the years to come.\u00a0Jordan Davis\u00a0just got\u00a0paid, and D-line partner\u00a0Jalen Carter\u00a0should be next. Cornerbacks\u00a0Quinyon Mitchell\u00a0and\u00a0Cooper DeJean\u00a0are about to get much bigger deals after 2026. The Eagles will have to shift some money from offense to the defense, and spending a ton on Crosby won&#8217;t make that process easier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barnwell wonders if A.J. Brown getting sent to Vegas would actually make the most sense, but in the end, he proposes the edge rusher portion of the deal above that sends Smith to the Raiders.<\/p>\n<p>It would certainly be flashy for the Eagles to get Crosby, and it&#8217;d be clearly more immediate impact than anyone they could land with the No. 23 pick.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maxx Crosby was nearly a Baltimore Raven. 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