Shortly after the Baltimore Ravens backed out of their agreement to send two first-round draft picks to the Las Vegas Raiders for Maxx Crosby, it was reported that the Raiders are now telling teams that the star pass-rusher “won’t be traded” this offseason.
Meanwhile, Crosby indicated via a social-media post that he is willing to stay with the franchise that drafted him in 2019, even though he previously requested a trade.
For a piece published late Thursday night, NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated addressed whether or not the Raiders and Crosby are serious about staying married through at least the start of the 2026 season.
Maxx Crosby, Raiders are rebuilding a “foundation of trust”
“Crosby’s problem was never really with GM John Spytek’s ground, his interactions thus far have been good with new coach Klint Kubiak, and he’s always been close with new defensive coordinator Rob Leonard, who’d been his position coach until Kubiak promoted him. So the foundation of trust that was broken was being rebuilt,” Breer wrote about the situation.
Breer was referencing how Crosby requested a trade after he was shut down by the Raiders for the remainder of the 2025 season against his wishes because of a lingering knee injury in late December. That issue left him needing a meniscus repair, which ultimately resulted in Crosby failing a physical he needed to pass to become a Baltimore player.
“My sense is Crosby appreciated the way the Raiders handled really unique and difficult circumstances,” Breer said about the developments of the past week.
Maxx Crosby, Raiders may need each other for the foreseeable future
Reporters and NFL executives have speculated that no team would consider matching the Raiders’ asking price for Crosby, as he may not be cleared for football-related activities until “June or early July.” He signed a three-year, $106.5M contract extension last offseason, so the Raiders don’t need to be in any hurry to sell him at a discounted price.
“It’s going to be tough for the Raiders to get fair value for Crosby in a trade now,” Breer added. “It’d be risky, to say the least, for any coach or GM to put together a blockbuster offer for Crosby, after the Ravens failed him — mostly because it’d be their rear ends on the line if Crosby were to break down physically in the next year or two. That’s not to say other teams wouldn’t want to have him. It’s that they’d be less willing to make a monster offer. And I feel pretty confident saying the Raiders aren’t going to move much off the price they were looking for before agreeing to send him to the Ravens.”
Teams such as the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears have seemingly moved on from pursuing Crosby. While things often change quickly in the NFL, it seems as if the 28-year-old will remain with the Raiders for another campaign.