Maxx Crosby of the Raiders.
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The Detroit Lions have been in the hunt for Maxx Crosby, and now, they've actually gotten a positive update.
The Detroit Lions have never invested in a long term edge to pair with Aidan Hutchinson, and that decision has come back to haunt. Who can forget when Hutchinson was injured during the 2024-25 season and Brad Holmes had to scurry to find a replacement. Now, pass rusher Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, but he may be more available than we think.
During the NFL offseason, Crosby was traded to the Baltimore Ravens, but the player failed his physical and announced that he was back with the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, he says that he’s a “Raider for life,” but new, some of his comments may designate that’s not the case forever, or even for now.
The Detroit Lions were up against a plethora of teams to get Crosby, including the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. Now, he’s back with the Raiders, but any of these teams could still snag him, because Crosby is learning that anything can happen in the NFL, even when he thinks things are settled.
Plus, if the Raiders do trade Crosby again, due to his medical issues, they likely won’t get those two first-round picks that they were going to get from Baltimore. That gives Holmes and Dan Campbell even more reason to look into bringing the edge back home to Michigan.
Maxx Crosby and Las Vegas Raiders May Still Make Move to Trade the Pass Rusher
Holmes and Campbell don’t like making big moves during the offseason, if ever, or at least that’s what they’ve shown during their time with the Lions franchise. But, bringing Crosby to Michigan may be too enticing a move to ignore.
Crosby, even with his medial issues, has delivered solid numbers. During the 2025-26NFL regular season, according to NFL research, Crosby recorded 73 total tackles, 10 sacks, 28 tackles for loss and one interception.
Now, Crosby is indicating that he really doesn’t know if his future is with the Raiders, even though his hope is to stay with the team. In the Tuesday, March 17 episode of his podcast, “The Rush With Maxx Crosby,” the player opened up about his journey during the offseason. He described the situation as “probably one of the most unique, crazy, wild, up-and-down roller coasters I’ve ever been a part of.”
After getting his physical and meeting with the Ravens, he had a weird feeling. He called his surgeon, explaining, “He’s like, ‘Your knee is great. You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be or even ahead of schedule.’ He’s like, ‘You’re doing everything right. They know you had your surgery nine weeks ago.'”
Maxx Crosby Admits He Doesn’t Know If His Future Is With the Las Vegas Raiders
On the show, Crosby also admitted that although he thinks he’s a Raider for life, he doesn’t know anymore, because nothing is promised in the NFL.
“Until that changes — which I don’t foresee. Honestly, you never know in this … league,” he stated in a telling remark. “I found that out for sure. I just feel like I’m meant to be a Raider.”
In a Monday, March 23 piece for SI, Albert Breer also talked Crosby and said that he could see the team trading him closer to the trade deadline.
“If there’s a window to trade Crosby, it’s probably closer to the trade deadline,” he stated in the feature. “As we’ve established, it wouldn’t make sense for Vegas to sell low here. But if Crosby plays well, and the Raiders are struggling through a rebuild in late October, then all of this can be revisited. It’s not like there wouldn’t be a market then, if things play out that way.”
So, Crosby is admitting that “you never know” in the NFL and that he “feels” like he’s a Raider, which is far different from saying he’s definitely staying in Las Vegas. Plus, Breer thinks he could get traded closer to the trade deadline during the season. If the Detroit Lions are listening, they’ll get him on their radar.