Ravens Reportedly Among Teams ‘Keeping Tabs’ on Maxx Crosby’s Availability
Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby could be on the move sooner than later, and Baltimore continues to be mentioned among the potential landing spots for the five-time Pro Bowler if he’s traded.
“I’d lean toward a Maxx Crosby trade happening, and maybe this week,” Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote, adding that “teams like Dallas, Chicago, Baltimore, Buffalo, New England, Philadelphia and the Rams [are] keeping tabs on his availability.
“There’s going to have to be some needle-threading. I don’t think the Raiders want to go through the song-and-dance of shopping him, nor do I believe Crosby wants it advertised that he’s looking for suitors, given his bond with Owner Mark Davis, and his view of himself as a Raider. So what would be the cleanest for everyone is for a market to emerge organically. And that could happen, given that most teams are going to start spending to their cap and cash budgets, and filling roster spots a week from now.”
The Ravens are a logical fit for Crosby, as bolstering the pass rush is at or near the top of their offseason priorities list, and Breer said Crosby “very badly wants to win.”
What would a team have to give up to acquire Crosby, a game-wrecker who has 44.5 sacks over the past four seasons? A lot, but perhaps not as much as one might think, according to Breer.
“Vegas, to be sure, isn’t going to give Crosby away,” Breer wrote. “I also believe, though, that it’d be difficult to find the haul that the Raiders got for Khalil Mack eight years ago, or what Dallas got for Micah Parsons last year, or what the Dolphins received for Laremy Tunsil in 2019. All of those guys were traded for packages fronted by two first-round picks. All of those guys were also much younger, nearing the ends of their rookie deals.
“Crosby will turn 29 in August. He has seven NFL seasons under his belt. He ended the past two seasons bound for surgery. Now, no one does more to keep himself physically fit than Crosby. But these factors will all have to be considered.”
