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“I’d lean toward a Maxx Crosby trade happening, and maybe this week,”
Maxx Crosby could be on the move this offseason. AP Photo/Ashley Landis
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Adam Schefter maps out potential price for Patriots in Maxx Crosby trade
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What Raiders GM John Spytek said about Maxx Crosby trade rumors
The Patriots are among several teams keeping tabs on Maxx Crosby’s situation in Las Vegas, according to Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer, and a deal for the 28-year-old pass-rusher could potentially happen this week.
“I’d lean toward a Maxx Crosby trade happening, and maybe this week,” Breer wrote in a recent column. “But there’s going to have to be some needle-threading.
“I don’t think the Raiders want to go through the song-and-dance of shopping him, nor do I believe Crosby wants it advertised that he’s looking for suitors, given his bond with owner Mark Davis, and his view of himself as a Raider.”
The “cleanest” outcome for the parties involved, Breer wrote, would be for a market to emerge organically. That could happen, he said, as teams get a better picture of what their spending and roster situations look like.
He mentioned several teams keeping an eye on Crosby: Dallas, Chicago, Baltimore, Buffalo, New England, Philadelphia, and the Los Angeles Rams.
During an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero said the Raiders have been receiving interest from multiple teams.
“I would say it is fair to assume that the Raiders are getting many calls about Maxx Crosby,” Pelissero said. “We heard what [Raiders GM] John Spytek said in this room, he expects Maxx to be back, great realtionship, texting and talking. We have not heard from Maxx Crosby since that session. Maxx has many ways, on social media, on a podcast to potentially respond, but I would say the Raiders don’t need to make calls. They will get calls on Maxx Crosby.”
The Raiders are coming off of a 3-14 season. They have the No. 1 pick in the draft. Crosby, 29, has said publicly that he wants to win.
“Is there a world where Maxx Crosby gets traded in the next 7-10 days? I believe there is. We’re not there yet in terms of a deal getting done, but almost every player has a price.”
“Even setting aside the frustrations Maxx has had with the constant churn, being shut down at the end of last season, he’s a 29-year-old star player who is still at his peak on a Raiders team that is probably going to be challenged over the next 1-2 years to really be competitive in a really tough division.”
“All of that, to me, track toward push this as far as you can, maximize your leverage, by saying we’re going to keep the guy here, see what type of calls you get. I’m not aware of the Raiders calling anyone. I do believe they are getting calls and there is a possibility of Maxx Crosby getting traded between now and the start of the league year.”
The league year and free agency signing period begin on March 11. The 2026 trading period begins at 4 p.m. that day after the 2025 contracts expire.
Khari A. Thompson
Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com. Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered college football for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.
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