Maxx Crosby, the elite defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, is geared up and ready for his team’s first game of the season. But listen, even with the season kicking off, the chatter about Crosby is still absolutely wild around the NFL, just like it’s been all offseason. This dude has been at the top of pretty much every trade rumor list, and for good reason: remember that whole saga where he got traded to the Baltimore Ravens, only for the deal to blow up and him to come right back to the Raiders after failing his physical? Talk about a roller coaster!
The Rams Were Sniffing Around, But The Cowboys Went Hard
It’s not just the Ravens who were in on the Crosby sweepstakes. The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero dropped a report earlier this week that the Los Angeles Rams weren’t just casually interested. Nah, Pelissero said the Rams “called and kept tabs” on Crosby all offseason, maybe even being “more interested in a trade than many knew.” Think about that for a second. A player of Crosby’s caliber drawing that kind of attention, even with the physical concerns, tells you everything about his on-field impact.
Now, as the season officially starts, we’ve got a reporter from the Dallas Morning News stirring the pot again about a potential Crosby-to-Cowboys trade. You know the Cowboys were interested during the offseason; they just couldn’t seal the deal. But this time? The reporter, Joseph Hoyt, is straight up pouring cold water on the whole idea.
A First-Round Pick Wasn’t Enough To Ignore That Knee
Hoyt is convinced that if Jerry Jones and the Cowboys make a trade move this season, it “won’t be for Maxx Crosby.” And he didn’t just hint at it; he spelled it out in a feature released on Thursday. He admitted the Cowboys were “seriously interested” in Crosby this offseason. Seriously interested meant they were “willing to offer multiple picks in the 2026 NFL draft to make it happen, including a first-round pick.” A *first-round pick*! That’s huge, right? That’s showing major commitment.
But here’s the kicker, and this is where that failed physical comes back to haunt everyone. Hoyt bluntly says he’s “not sold on them being OK with the same knee situation that caused the Ravens to abandon their deal with the Raiders, however.” Boom. There it is. That knee issue, the one that stopped the Ravens’ trade in its tracks, is still a massive red flag. Even a first-round pick and other assets can’t make that go away for a team looking to bring in a top-tier defensive talent like Crosby.
So yeah, the NFL season is finally here, and even with a clear “no” from a key reporter, Maxx Crosby trade rumors are still buzzing everywhere. It just shows you how much teams want him, and how big that knee issue looms over everything. What’s next for Crosby as he plays his first game for the Raiders? We’ll be watching every snap, wondering if any team out there can get past that knee situation, or if he’s staying put in Vegas for good.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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