Las Vegas Raiders part-owner Tom Brady has avoided a question on the most controversial NFL transaction during the offseason involving star pass rusher Maxx Crosby
09:16 ET, 23 Mar 2026
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Tom Brady dodged a question about Maxx Crosby's failed trade
Las Vegas Raiders part-owner Tom Brady dodged a question on Maxx Crosby after his move to the Baltimore Ravens famously collapsed.
The Ravens surprised the Raiders by backing out of a proposed deal for Crosby after the star pass rusher failed his medical. Baltimore had reportedly agreed to send two first-round picks for Crosby, a move that later drew criticism given the defender’s recent knee surgery following the regular season.
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Instead, the Ravens pivoted in free agency and signed Trey Hendrickson, who plays the same position as Crosby. The move allowed Baltimore to keep its first-round selections while securing a proven pass rusher on a more affordable contract. Meanwhile, Brady offered his true feelings on Logan Paul after dissing him during the flag football game.
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After Saturday’s Fanatics Flag Football Classic, reporters questioned Brady in a two-part query — first about how his role would change with the Raiders this season, and second about the collapsed trade. The seven-time Super Bowl champion addressed only the first portion of the question.
"You know, I love being involved in the NFL. Like I said, I love football. I love sports," said Brady. "You know, I was very fortunate in my career to be around amazing people and mentors like Robert Kraft, as an owner of a team, and now getting to work with Mark Davis in the role that I’m at, and to see kind of a different team shape, the way that things are done and how we’re evolving and growing, and, you know, we certainly have a long ways to go."
The former New England Patriots quarterback added: "What I learned about football in 23 seasons is, it’s a tremendous amount of resilience, adversity, discipline, determination, communication, of an entire organization to see, really the value in committing to one another.
'So, you know, it’s always, I think, process over outcomes, and I think we’re all trying — and all of us in our own role that we have, and the role that we have, and whether it’s an ownership role or a personnel department or strength and conditioning and athletic training and obviously players and positions and offense, defense — everyone’s got to come together. Everyone has to work incredibly hard for the people next to them."
Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on during warmups before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 14, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Crosby's trade to the Baltimore Ravens spectacularly collapsed(Image: Getty)
The reporter who first posed the question tried to follow up about Crosby, but according to NBC Sports, another reporter quickly shifted to a different topic, and the conversation moved on.
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The Raiders tweeted that the Ravens had pulled out of the agreement before it was publicly confirmed that Crosby had failed his physical. The announcement confused many, as Crosby’s recent knee surgery had made it widely expected that he would not pass the medical evaluation.
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Brady was the center of attention at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, which was moved from Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles.
Team USA dominated two teams of NFL stars. Brady and Jalen Hurts paired up on one side, while Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels led the other. Despite the NFL players’ superior size and athleticism, Team USA’s speed and cunning proved too much, resulting in lopsided final scores.