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Gone.
Maxx Crosby will become property of the Baltimore Ravens. The Friday night trade news is blowing up various NFL social and traditional media.
Baltimore is coughing up two first-round draft picks, including this year’s No. 14 pick. The Bucs pick at No. 15.
Joe is exhaling.
Crosby, who turns 29 in August, would have been a fun and welcome addition to the Tampa Bay roster. But he is coming off knee surgery and has 111 games on his body, and Crosby rarely comes off the field, so his career mileage is higher. Crosby for two first-round picks would have been a risky play for Tampa Bay.
The good news is the Bucs can easily upgrade their edge rusher position without Crosby. The bar was set extremely low after the Bucs’ struggles at edge rusher the past two years, and there are free agents who can help the Bucs without Tampa Bay coughing up valuable draft picks.