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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
If the Kansas City Chiefs hope to get back to the Super Bowl, the path may go through Maxx Crosby.
The Las Vegas Raiders pulled off the most anticipated move of this NFL offseason, shipping Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in a blockbuster deal. While the trade gets Crosby out of the AFC West, it sends him to a team that is expected to challenge the Chiefs for conference supremacy in the years to come.
Ravens Pay High Price to Jump Back Into Contention
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the Crosby trade on Friday, noting that the Ravens sent a massive haul to the Raiders to land the star edge rusher.
“ESPN sources: the Raiders agreed to trade five-time Pro-Bowl DE Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round picks,” Schefter shared in a post on X. “The trade cannot be processed until next week, but it is in place. And Crosby is expected to be a Raven with two 1s back to Vegas.”
The trade is an all-in move for the Ravens, who missed the playoffs in 2025 thanks largely to struggles on defense. The Ravens now have a major piece in place as they look to bounce back quickly, a similar goal for the Chiefs after they also missed the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.