With Davante Adams now out the door in Las Vegas, some have questioned whether the Raiders might see what they can get for All-Pro EDGE rusher Maxx Crosby.
Unlike Adams, Crosby has been convincing that he wants to remain with the Raiders, but if the team is in rebuild mode, would it make sense to consider offers for Crosby?
ESPN’s Adam Schefter talked about the possibility this week and he believes Crosby won’t be going anywhere. In fact, Schefter says the Raiders wouldn’t even listen to offers that included multiple first-round picks.
“I believe earlier in the year there might’ve been a team that asked the team about Maxx Crosby and might’ve floated a one,” Schefter said this week on the Pat McAfee Show. “I think [the Raiders] said, ‘Yeah, you start with multiple ones on that guy and even then we wouldn’t even entertain it.’”
Never say never when it comes to the Raiders, but trading Crosby seems unimaginable. He’s the heart and soul of the locker room and beloved by everyone in the building, maybe even more so than Khalil Mack in 2018.
Crosby never held out an entire offseason for more money, so he at least has that on Mack.
The Mack trade is still regarded as one of the worst personnel moves in team history, and losing Crosby to a trade would be a public relations hit that no one in the Raider organization should be willing to attach their name to.
There will be calls about Crosby between now and the November 5 trade deadline, and it would be interesting to know what teams would be willing to give up for him.
Three first round picks and maybe the Raiders pick up the phone?
