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The Buffalo Bills were one of the teams in talks to land Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, but the latest update isn't great.
The Buffalo Bills were one of a handful of teams seriously pursuing Las Vegas Raiders edge Maxx Crosby when the player became available during the NFL offseason, but things got complicated. Crosby, of course, was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for two first-round picks, only to fail his physical and have the deal fall apart.
Now, Crosby has announced that he’s back with the Raiders, and they seem happy to have him, but we all know anything is possible in the NFL. So, even though Crosby is with the Las Vegas Raiders today, who knows what the future holds.
Crosby has already taken to social media to announce that he’s playing with the Raiders for the 2026-27 season, but would the team still trade him for the right deal? As the days go by, new updates continue to emerge, and the latest one isn’t great for those in the Buffalo Bills’ camp who want to sign Crosby.
Maxx Crosby and Las Vegas Raiders May Be Less Willing to Part, NFL Expert Says
According to ESPN sports insider Adam Schefter, the Raiders’ free agency moves and new coaching staff may entice Crosby want to stay in Las Vegas to see how the franchise shakes out. It was Crosby who really wanted to get out, but now, things have changed. It’s partly because of his physical but also because his relationship with the Raiders seems better.
Talking about Crosby, Schefter said on Wednesday, March 18, “If you’re Maxx Crosby and you’re the Raider you say you are, and he is, why do you want to leave that now when the Raiders are putting together some parts that make it more encouraging and give you more optimism than you had about that team in recent memory?”
Schefter also said that Las Vegas never wanted to trade Crosby in the first place. So, now that he has more health issues and the tam likely won’t get two first-round picks for him, that’s even more reason for the Raiders to want to keep Crosby.
“He was the one who wanted to move on. Then he got traded, and it didn’t work out, and now he’s back,” Schefter said. “If the Raiders are going to trade him today, I think his value would be 80 cents on a dollar.”
He added, “All of the factors out there make it less likely that Maxx Crosby will be traded, and most importantly, we have Maxx Crosby confessing his love to the Raiders and saying that he wants to be back there.”
Maxx Crosby’s Health May Be a New Factor for Any NFL Team
In a Monday, March 16 feature for USA Today’sLions Wire, Jimmy Liao, MD, says that after reading Crosby’s “surgeon leak,” there’s more evidence that the Raiders may not be able to get their top deal for a Crosby trade.
“These words suggest that Crosby does not just have meniscus damage, but also bone and articular cartilage damage,” Dr. Liao explained.
He continued, “If the articular cartilage damage was newly discovered (or revealed) at the physical, this could absolutely explain why the Ravens felt the need to reconsider the trade and eventually cancel it.”
So, the Buffalo Bills are making moves during the NFL offseason, but it’s looking less likely that Crosby will be one of them.