The Las Vegas Raiders put the finishing touches on a 3-14 season by angering arguably the team’s best player by shutting him down for the final two games of the regular season.
Now, several months later, the Raiders appear to be making a Maxx Crosby trade very difficult. In a new piece for The Athletic, NFL insider Dianna Russini revealed interest in the star pass rusher is at an all-time high, but “it's the Raiders, so of course this situation has the potential to become far clunkier and more complicated than it needs to be.”
“The outside interest is there, as it should be. A year ago, about half a dozen teams approached Spytek at the NFL Scouting Combine about the possibility of trading for Crosby. This time, that number is slightly higher, which would seem to indicate that a deal is attainable by the official start of free agency next week,” she reported.
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One thing appears to be standing in the way of a potential trade: the Raiders. In a supplemental bit of information following her initial article, Russini revealed Las Vegas is sending mixed signals on whether or not the team actually wants to trade Crosby.
“Based on several conversations with league sources, the Raiders have not moved off from their asking price of two first-round picks and a player. Several teams are interested, but decision makers are getting mixed signals from the Raiders in regards to their genuine interest in dealing their star,” she reported.
The Raiders are reportedly asking for a similar package to the one the Dallas Cowboys received from the Green Bay Packers in a trade for Micah Parsons: two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
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