Maxx Crosby confirmed on social media that he will remain a Las Vegas Raider following the unprecedented turn of events that saw the trade that sent him to the Baltimore Ravens fail. Of course, Crosby could still be traded.
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The Raiders have committed nearly $300 million to other free agents after believing that Crosby would be moved. Now that he’s back on the books, the team may not be able to afford him and make moves accordingly.
However, as of now, the edge rusher is pretty much part of the Las Vegas scheme of things. And the trade fiasco, and the uncertainty around his stint with the Raiders, could fire Crosby up for 2026, feels former NFL QB Derek Carr.
Crosby is going to come out of the gates pissed off next season, warned Carr. He thinks that the 28-year-old star could be so fired up that he will dominate defenses, potentially costing the jobs of opposing coaches.
“I promise you, he’s about to wreck lives and probably get some coaches fired. There’s probably going to be some O-Line coaches fired,” Carr said on Home Grown.
“There’s going to be some coaches fired because you guys just made upset the one person in the whole league that you probably don’t want to make upset,” he added.
Crosby was already upset with how his season ended last year with the Raiders. The team reportedly forced him to go for surgery to repair his left knee meniscus. So he had to sit out for the final two games of the campaign. This drama, along with some other things, fueled talks that he will be traded this offseason.
Crosby will also be super upset with how he was denied by Baltimore. After all, his knee issue was well-documented, and he’s such a good player that it really shouldn’t have been a factor. Along with Vegas’ new defensive additions, Carr can’t believe the strong position the team finds itself in.
“This is unprecedented, this is unheard of stuff. Like, this doesn’t happen,” Carr exclaimed. “Let’s just say that Maxx plays for the Raiders. You’re going to tell me that you’ve got Kwity Paye and [Malcolm] Koonce alongside him? You’ve got Quay Walker in the middle with Nakobe Dean. You re-signed Eric Stokes… Like, are you kidding me?”
It’s certainly an outstanding defense on paper. Perhaps one of the best in the NFL. The Raiders have everything covered from the defensive line to the secondary. Now, it’s just a matter of going out and proving it.
If Crosby does happen to stay with the Raiders, Carr thinks it could be game over for the rest of the league. “Let’s just get to the football games and get Maxx Crosby in his jersey with his angry face on, man, and let him wreck backfields. That’s all I’m saying,” he added.
We’ll just have to wait and see what transpires with Crosby in the coming weeks. Some believe that he could still be on the trade block. Others think that he will be a Raider for the rest of his career. However, without word from the team or the GM, it’s impossible to know what their plans are for him.
If we were giving them advice, we would tell the Raiders and John Spytek to retain Crosby. Go into this next season with some excitement for once.
Las Vegas is a franchise that hasn’t experienced much success since the 1980s and is one of the original AFL mergers. The fans deserve to feel some excitement rather than dread, which is what they’ve felt every season since they went to the Super Bowl in 2002.
