Maxx Crosby’s name has hardly left the rumor mill this year, and the Los Angeles Rams were apparently right there in the middle of it.
Tom Pelissero of The Sweep reported that the Rams “also called and kept tabs on Maxx Crosby, who ended up back in Las Vegas after a blockbuster deal with the Ravens came apart in March over concerns about the knee Crosby had repaired in January,” Pelissero wrote. Crosby, who signed a $106.5 million extension with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025, stayed put after the failed spring trade and, according to the report, wasn’t eager to leave in the first place. The collapse of that Ravens deal seemed to reinforce his belief that he would remain in Las Vegas.
The Rams’ interest only adds to the idea of what Crosby could look like in a different defensive front. The source material points out the obvious nightmare scenario: Crosby alongside Myles Garrett would give quarterbacks plenty to worry about.
The Rams weren’t the only team sniffing around, either. The Dallas Cowboys also created more flexibility before Week 1 by restructuring the contracts of Kenny Clark, DaRon Bland, and Jake Ferguson.
ESPN’s Todd Archer then suggested that move could leave them with room for a major addition later in the year. “If the Cowboys want to make a significant trade before the deadline later this season, theoretically, they would have the room to do so,” Archer wrote.
So while Crosby remains in Las Vegas for now, the interest around him clearly hasn’t cooled. The Rams are still in the mix, the Cowboys have set themselves up to make a move, and other teams around the league are watching, too.
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