Jason Licht Took A Swing For Maxx Crosby
June 15th, 2025
“Quit, bugging me, Spytek. Keep this up and I’ll tell Brady you asked about Kyle Trask again.”
Most football fans and football executives appreciate Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby.
Chucky made him a fourth-round pick in 2019 and Crosby had little learning curve en route to 10 sacks as a rookie, plus 4 forced fumbles and 4 passes defensed.
The four-time Pro Bowler is known for his relentless motor and Raiders-first attitude.
Well, that team devotion cracked a little this past offseason when Crosby went public talking about how he wanted to know more about the new Vegas regime — before he would commit to being a Raider for life.
It seems Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht smelled blood in the Vegas upheaval and made an early play to trade for Crosby.
This news came from new Raiders GM John Spytek himself, a Bucs assistant GM last year, during a sitdown with the 3-And-Out podcast (where he also explained how Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield were locked in a tight job battle.)
Spytek said teams often try to steal a player from a new GM, and he got several calls about Crosby.
Licht shot his shot, apparently, before Spytek cleared out his Tampa home.
“Maybe or maybe not, Jason Licht tried to get him before I even got on a jet to Vegas,” Spytek said. “Jason was sitting in my house telling me, ‘Maxx for a fifth sounds great right now for everything I’ve done for you in my life. ‘ And I was like, ‘Jason, don’t get me fired so I can come right back to Tampa. At least give me a real shot here.’”
Joe always applauds when Licht chases edge rushers, even when he can’t close the deal. Bravo!
The Bucs ended up with Haason Reddick on a one-year contract to bolster their edge rush. He comes at less than half of Crosby’s new price tag. And Joe would bet a few bucks Reddick has as many sacks this season as Crosby will coming off December ankle surgery.
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