Las Vegas Raiders, Maxx Crosby
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The future ofLas Vegas Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby for the 2026 NFL season appears to be getting clearer. After the trade to theBaltimore Ravens fell through due to a failed physical, all eyes are on the Silver and Black and whether they intend to keep the player or still listen to offers.
With the 2026 NFL Draft a couple of weeks away, the Raiders might not be getting two first-round picks, but they could at least get one. Nonetheless, unless a team is willing to blow them away with an offer, it seems that Las Vegas is content to keep Crosby.
On March 18, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared the latest regarding Crosby and whether a trade could happen as the draft approaches.
“If the Raiders are gonna go trade him today, I think his value would be 80 cents on the dollar,”Schefter said. “All the factors that are out there make it less likely thatMaxx Crosby would be traded.And mostimportant, we have Maxx Crosby professing loveto the Raiders and sayingthat he wants to be back there. So it’s almost like these two have gone to some chapel in Las Vegas to renew their vows.
“They’re back together. I think they’ll be together. Could we see a situation later this offseason? Always. Where a team steps forward: We want Maxx Crosby. We’re willing to give you a first-round draft pick, or whatever it may be. Yeah, that’s always possible, of course. But the most likely scenario, and I don’t think it’s close right now, is that Maxx Crosby is a Raider for the 2026 season.”
Should Maxx Crosby Want to Leave the Raiders?
Moreover, Schefter noted that Crosby might feel convinced to see out this rebuild, given what the Raiders have done in free agency to improve the team, and there’s still the draft left, as many expect the Silver and Black to take Fernando Mendoza.
“I always thought, ‘Well, hold on, there’s a new head coach in Klint Kubiak, they’re gonna have the No. 1 pick that is expected to be Fernando Mendoza. They got Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty. They had, at the time, about $90 million in cap space, and we saw how they spent that money,'” Schefter added.
“Like, if you’re Maxx Crosby and you’re the Raider that you say you are, and he is, why do you want to leave that now when the Raiders look like they are putting together some parts that make it more encouraging and give you more optimism than you’ve had about that team than any time in recent memory?”
The Bears Are Still Dreaming of Maxx Crosby
Nonetheless, while Schefter sees Crosby staying in Las Vegas for the 2026 season, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler stated that one team that dreams of Crosby is theChicago Bears.
“The Bears would like to walk away from the next two months with some edge pressure help or some defensive line help, maybe on an interior rusher, possibly on the outside,” Fowler said onMarch 17 during a “Get Up” YouTube Exclusive video.
“And they haven’t given up the dream of a Maxx Crosby opening if they can try to buy low a little bit now that he’s back with the Raiders. They kicked the tires on it a couple weeks ago. They ultimately didn’t get seriously involved, but he’s the type of player they would love.”