The Las Vegas Raiders find themselves in a weird spot after the Maxx Crosby trade with the Baltimore Ravens was nixed.
In case you missed it, the Ravens backed out of the Crosby trade after he failed his physical, which means Crosby is going back to Las Vegas and the Ravens are getting their first-round picks back.
The Raiders also have $30 million being added to their books with Crosby back, which many believed could complicate things after Las Vegas dropped a boatload of money in free agency over the past two days.
When it comes to those free-agent deals, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reports that the Raiders do intend on honoring all of the signings they made and the nixed trade with Baltimore will not impact them.
"Source: The Raiders will honor all the agreements they made with free agents —both their own and the incoming guys—over the last 48 hours, despite the stunning developments of last night," Breer reported.
As far as Crosby is concerned, Breer notes that all options are on the table with him still, but Las Vegas is open to keeping the five-time Pro Bowler.
"All options remain in play with Maxx Crosby. Vegas is certainly very open to keeping him," Breer said.
So, as of right now, it appears the ball is in Crosby's court when it comes to staying in Las Vegas or leaving. Of course, the Raiders aren't just going to give him away, but if Crosby still wants out bad enough, Las Vegas will work to make it happen.
When it comes to what Crosby wants, staying in Las Vegas appears to be in the cards, as NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that Crosby ready to play for the Raiders again.
"Raiders star Maxx Crosby, now back from Baltimore with the trade to the Ravens off, is headed back into the building in Las Vegas, ready to resume his training and rehab program," Rapoport reported.
"His mindset: Crosby is ready to play football for the Raiders, ready to move forward," Rapoport added.
Bear in mind, we are still very early in the process of this bizarre situation, so it can go anywhere from here.
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