Maxx Crosby is still in Las Vegas — and the team is happy to have him.
He was expected to land in Baltimore earlier this off-season after a trade was struck between the Raiders and Ravens, but he will end up staying in Vegas for at least a little while longer after the Ravens backed out of the deal in early March, reportedly over concerns with his physical.
On Thursday, Raiders general manager John Spytek opened up about Crosby and what went down.
“My relationship with Maxx since I’ve gotten here has been great,” Spytek said in a video published on the Raiders’ YouTube channel. “We had a lot of conversations throughout the season, at the end of the season obviously, through the offseason and obviously we were presented with a difficult decision to make.
“Things have a way of going a certain way and working out the way they’re supposed to. We welcomed him like he never left, because he really never did. Excited to see him work hard and attack the rehab like we know. I know he’s going to be back ready to rock in August this year and have many good years ahead of him still.”
The Raiders have since been active in free agency as they prepare to make the No. 1 draft pick next month, which is expected to be Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
The Raiders added linebackers Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker, as well as defensive linemen Kwity Paye and Malcolm Koonce, to help a unit — led by Crosby — that is poised to lead in 2026, so long as he remains on the roster through the offseason.
“It kind of happened at the same time,” Spytek said of the linebacker signings. “They both started to show a lot of interest in coming here… When people start to seek you out a little bit, think the Silver and Black, and the Raiders and Las Vegas is where I want to go. That’s a neat thing to be a part of.”
Vegas also added center Tyler Linderbaum and wide receiver Jalen Nailor during free agency.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
