Maxx Crosby opens up about receiving contract extension from new Raiders regime

The new Las Vegas Raiders regime, led by general manager John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll, gave Maxx Crosby quite the financial vote of confidence earlier this offseason when it signed the star pass-rusher to a three-year, $106.5M contract extension.

Crosby recently spoke about what it meant to be locked down by a Raiders team that could've moved on from the 27-year-old as part of an organizational reset.

"It’s an honor, obviously, having the Raiders with a new staff and new regime come in and show me that type of respect," Crosby explained, per Tashan Reed of The Athletic. "It means the world. Like Spytek said, it’s not about what I’ve done, it’s about what I’m about to do. … And we’ve got a lot of work to do."

Crosby has repeatedly spoken over the years about his desire to stay with the Raiders and help the team win on the biggest of stages. Thus far, the club has notched zero postseason victories and made just one playoff appearance since it selected Crosby in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. 

That said, the Raiders are a different franchise this summer from what they were at this time last year for reasons that go beyond the hirings of Spytek and Carroll. It's now clear that minority owner Tom Brady was heavily involved in multiple noteworthy decisions made by the club during the offseason, such as Las Vegas acquiring Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks instead of signing Sam Darnold in free agency. 

This past Wednesday, Mike Jones of The Athletic named the Raiders as a winner of the offseason due to the Smith move and because Las Vegas "landed a potential difference-maker in rookie running back Ashton Jeanty" during the draft. 

As of Friday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the 2025 Raiders as +330 betting underdogs to qualify for the playoffs. Crosby wants to do more than simply participate in one postseason game this coming January. 

"You play to win," Crosby added during his comments. "We just saw it in the NBA: [The Oklahoma City Thunder], just a couple years ago, [were] one of the worst teams in the league. But they had a lot of young guys, they trusted the process, they developed and now they’re the world champions. We’re trying to win. I want to win so badly. I put everything into it. I want everybody else to think like that. And that’s been my goal, just bringing as many guys along as I possibly can."