The Las Vegas Raiders will continue to have to navigate their future with Maxx Crosby.
But at least for those who want to see Crosby stay in a Raiders uniform, they got some good news on Wednesday morning.
That's because ESPN's Adam Schefter posted this sentence on X:
"Of all the scenarios out there for Maxx Crosby this season, the most likely one is him remaining, and playing, with the Las Vegas Raiders."
That's something that if you shared it with NFL fans a week-and-a-half ago, it wouldn't have made any sense.
Crosby was set to be traded to the Baltimore Ravens for two first-round picks. The deal was widely known.
But then Crosby failed his physical, and the Ravens backed out of the deal. Crosby had offseason knee surgery, and some element of the trade caused Baltimore to pull away, keep its picks, and sign Trey Hendrickson in free agency instead.
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That put the Raiders and Crosby in the awkward spot of being paired together again after having seemingly split up.
If handled poorly, that could certainly create difficult dynamics, but indications seem to be that Crosby is managing the odd scenario as well as he can.
The Raiders have added a lot of talent in free agency, and they're expected to take their franchise QB, Fernando Mendoza, with the first pick in the draft. Maybe there are worse places for Crosby to be.
And for now, it sounds like on this second chance at it, Crosby may not end up going anywhere else after all.
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