The Las Vegas Raiders and Maxx Crosby are getting a do-over.
In an incredibly rare occurrence, the Baltimore Ravens backed out of their agreed-upon trade for the superstar pass rusher before it could become official. The Raiders were due to send Baltimore a pair of first-round picks.
Instead, for the time being, Crosby remains with the Raiders. A different trade could still happen, but this could also change the entire future of the franchise.
That's especially true if the latest reports Wednesday morning are true.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport wrote this on X:
"His mindset: Crosby is ready to play football for the #Raiders, ready to move forward."
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If that holds firm, and Crosby ends up not going anywhere, what a setup this could be for Vegas.
The Raiders entered the offseason with a ton of cap space, even including Crosby, and they've been very busy in the opening of free agency.
Their list of signings has included Nakobe Dean, Quay Walke, Kwity Paye, Jalen Nailor and Tyler Linderbaum. There's also kicker Matthew Gay and re-signings Malcolm Koonce and Eric Stokes.
Those guys are all expected to fit under the salary cap even with the return of Crosby's contract to the books. The Raiders, from a financial standpoint, don't have to do anything further.
If Crosby ends up expressing discontent again and potentially wants out, there would likely be other suitors.
There's a real path here, it appears, to keeping Crosby around. And with an expected new franchise QB arriving in the draft, the Raiders may just be on an upward trajectory, one that could change the entire ending of their story with Crosby.
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