Gardner Minshew played a huge role in the Raiders come-from-behind win against the Ravens on Sunday, and the turning point in the game (maybe even the season) seemed to come after a passionate pep talk from Maxx Crosby to Minshew that has gone viral in the days since the game.
The CBS broadcast didn’t catch the audio on the brief exchange between Crosby and Minshew, but Minshew shared what the All-Pro pass rusher said to him at Wednesday’s press conference.
“It was awesome, man. He grabbed me and just said ‘Hey, we’ve got your back, dude. We need that Washington State Gardner. We need that. I was like ‘Man, you’re right. Let me see if I can go whip that up real quick.'”
“That dude is a great leader,” Minshew continued. “He does it the right way, man, and couldn’t be more grateful to have him on our team.”
I've been DYING to know what Maxx Crosby said to Gardner Minshew after he threw that pick against the Ravens. Finally got an answer. pic.twitter.com/zqg7V4ANcN
— The Autumn Windbags (@TheWindbags) September 18, 2024
Minshew gives great audio every time he steps to a podium, but in this case it’s probably hard to do justice to what Crosby told him. Additionally, it looks like Crosby said a little more, but we’ll probably never get the audio.If CBS or anyone else has it, TMZ should pay the cost.
Raiders radio host JT The Brick talked about Crosby’s leadership this week, and he called the exchange between Crosby and Minshew a “monster moment” in the history of the organization.
“I thought that was a monster moment in the history of the Las Vegas Raiders,” JT said on Tuesday during an interview with Raiders GM Tom Telesco. “We don’t see that a lot. It just doesn’t happen where a defensive captain comes off the field and gets into a quarterback in a positive way, and then inspires that quarterback.”
At halftime of the Baltimore game, it looked like Aidan O’Connell might be close to getting an opportunity at quarterback, but after Minshew’s huge second half it’s been a week of ‘Minshew Mania’ from local and national media outlets.
