The Las Vegas Raiders may have a Maxx Crosby question hanging over their season, and one Dallas Cowboys insider has already sketched out a deal that would send the star edge rusher elsewhere.
Crosby remains one of the NFL’s most disruptive pass rushers and a five-time Pro Bowler, but his presence alone is unlikely to push the Raiders into playoff territory this year. That’s why the possibility of moving him has become part of the conversation, especially after he was nearly dealt to the Baltimore Ravens earlier this offseason. If Las Vegas decides to cash in, the idea would be to bring back pieces that matter for the future.
Enter Bryan Broaddus, who floated a blockbuster trade proposal that would send Crosby to Dallas in exchange for a 25-year-old breakout receiver in George Pickens.
"I would offer a one and (George) Pickens to the Raiders...I know Pickens was incredible last year, but the one thing that's holding you back is this defense,” Broaddus said last Thursday.
For the Raiders, Pickens would instantly become the kind of target a young quarterback can grow with. Fernando Mendoza would have a proven option to lean on right away, and Pickens is coming off the best season of his NFL career. In 17 games, he hauled in 93 catches for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns.
Whether that kind of swap ever gets real is another matter. It probably won’t happen before the start of the 2026-27 season, but a midseason deal involving Pickens and Crosby is at least something that could be on the board.
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