“Maxx Crosby Doesn’t Want to Go Anywhere”: NFL Insider Says the Star DE Wants to Stay in Vegas

For a few chaotic days earlier this month, it looked as though Maxx Crosby had played his final snap for the Las Vegas Raiders. A blockbuster trade to the Baltimore Ravens was agreed to in principle, and Crosby recorded an emotional farewell message to Raider Nation. The league had braced for one of the most impactful defensive moves of the offseason. Then it all collapsed.

Baltimore raised concerns during Crosby’s physical, and he was back in Las Vegas before most fans had processed that he was gone. In the immediate aftermath of the crazy episode, Crosby struck a composed tone publicly, insisting that everything had worked out the way it was supposed to.

Now, weeks later, new reports suggest that his focus has shifted even more decisively toward the franchise he nearly left. This, while teams are reportedly still interested in trading for the pass rusher.

Speaking on The Rich Eisen Show, NFL insider Tom Pelissero revealed the Raiders are still receiving inquiries about Crosby’s availability from around the league. His reply has been straight and no-nonsense.

“My understanding is when teams have been checking on this, they have been told the same thing that he told everyone from Mark Davis to John Spytek to Klint Kubiak to Rob Leonard, which is Maxx wants to be a Raider,” Pelissero said. “Maxx is no longer trying to get out of Las Vegas.”

"Maxx doesn't want to go anywhere."

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Pelissero emphasized that “there are teams right now that would trade for Maxx Crosby. It could happen tomorrow.” His words underscore how valuable the Pro Bowl edge rusher is.

“But Maxx is no longer of the mindset that he wants out. Maxx is of the opposite mindset, which is [that] he is now a Raider again. He is going to do everything he can to be a part of the Raiders. Does that change? I don’t get that sense,” added Pelissero.

The way things transpired, it doesn’t seem like he ever really wanted to leave anyway. In a goodbye message recorded just before the trade with the Ravens was expected to go through, he fought through visible emotion while reflecting on his seven years with the organization.

“I bleed Silver & Black, that’ll never change, and I’m a Raider for life,” Crosby said at the time, even as he prepared to join Baltimore. “I truly want to finish, when it’s all said and done, in a Raiders jersey, whenever that time comes.”

That farewell can be taken back for now. After undergoing extensive medical testing in Baltimore and receiving conflicting feedback about the long-term outlook of his surgically repaired knee, the Ravens rescinded the deal. Crosby was flown back to Nevada overnight. And the very next morning, before sunrise in fact, he reported back to the Raiders’ facility, attempting to restore a sense of normalcy after a surreal 72-hour stretch.

The episode briefly created uncertainty about Crosby’s relationship with the franchise. Trades that fall apart at such a late stage can sometimes leave lingering resentment on either side, especially when a player has already processed leaving and addressed fans directly.

Crosby, however, has consistently framed the situation differently, portraying his return as meaningful, even though unexpected.