A stunning development has occurred with the Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens trade for Maxx Crosby.
The Raiders announced on Tuesday night that the Ravens have backed out of the trade that sent Crosby to Baltimore for two first-round picks.
"The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of our trade agreement for Maxx Crosby. We will have no further comment at this time," the Raiders announced.
This is shocking, to say the least. We cannot recall such a major trade going down, only to be reversed before it is made official.
This changes quite a bit for both teams.
The Ravens will obviously take their first-round picks back from the Raiders, who are now back down to one Day 1 selection in 2026 and 2027.
In addition, the projected $30 million the Raiders were going to save in cap space by trading Crosby will now be removed.
Why Ravens backed out of Maxx Crosby trade
According to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, Crosby did not pass his physical and that is the reason behind the Ravens backing out of the trade.
"Maxx Crosby did not pass his physical today, per sources. The Ravens get their first round picks back," Russini reported.
It was well-documented that Crosby had dealt with a knee injury last season, which is why the Raiders shut him down before the end of the campaign, something that angered the Pro Bowler.
Crosby went on to have surgery on the knee and appeared to be healthy when posting videos to social media during the offseason.
It has not been confirmed if this is the same injury that caused Crosby to fail his physical, though.
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