Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
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The Las Vegas Raiders‘ Maxx Crosby was featured inESPN’s Bill Barnwell article, published Feb. 16, examining trade proposals that could make sense for both teams. When it came to Crosby, Barnwell has him heading to the Chicago Bears.
As far as the trade package, Crosby and a 2027 fifth-round pick would head to Chicago, while Las Vegas receives wideout DJ Moore and a 2026 first-round pick.
Nonetheless, some might feel that this wouldn’t be enough for Crosby. Still, Chicago Sports Network’s Clay Harbor gave the Raiders a blunt reality check: He doesn’t see the Silver and Black getting the same package the Dallas Cowboys received when they traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.
“I don’t think they’re going to get the Micah Parsons deal,”Habor said on a video posted by CHSN on Feb. 18. “Micah Parsons was 26. He was coming off three top-three finishes as Defensive Player of the Year. Crosby has never once finished in the top four. He’s never been a First-Team All-Pro.
“I think Crosby is great. You can look at what he does. He’s a guy that they have to double-team all the time. We always have to plan to stop him, but he is not Micah Parsons. I don’t think quite D.J. Moore and a fifth and a first would be enough to get this trade done.”
Bears Should Jump on Hypothetical Offer for Maxx Crosby
In the Parsons trade, the Cowboys received a 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and defensive tackle Kenny Clark.Nonetheless, in the same video, David Haugh wants the Bears to jump all over that proposed deal from Barnwell for Crosby if that’s all it will take to get the Raiders’ pass rusher to Chicago.
“If this is the deal on the table, the Bears can’t say yes soon enough because it isn’t giving up that much,” Haugh added. “This year’s one where you’re looking for an edge rusher and D.J. Moore, who has a whopping salary.
“But that would obviously be a sacrifice you’d be willing to make for Maxx Crosby coming back, or at least I would. If this were the deal, if these were the terms, yes, absolutely. This would be a steal for the Bears, I believe.”
Raiders Get Blunt Perspective on Maxx Crosby Speculation
Meanwhile,on the Feb. 13 edition of The Athletic Show, The Athletic’s Dave Helman gave a blunt perspective of how this situation will play out.
“It really feels like it’s going to come down to how good a job Klint can do selling Crosby on his vision for the Raiders and having a pathway to the No. 1 overall pick,” Helman said. “Drafting Fernando Mendoza may go a long way toward selling Crosby that he wants to be here for this. But it doesn’t feel that easy to me, like with the way they shut him down at the end of the season and how unhappy he clearly was about that.
“The amount of speculation that’s already been in place—really for like two years at this point—feels like it’s on Crosby to say, ‘All right, no, I see the vision, and I’m here for this, or yeah, this is the time.’ It makes sense with the contract. It makes sense where he is in his career. He’s still firmly in his prime, but it’s getting to the point where how many more years can you count on that?”