Maxx Crosby and Patrick Mahomes have built one of the NFL’s nastiest one-on-one matchups, and Crosby just added a bizarre new detail to the list.
On an episode of Crosby’s podcast, The Rush, the Raiders edge rusher was asked by co-host Brogan Roback whether Mahomes makes noise when he gets taken down. Crosby didn’t exactly hesitate.
“I don’t know,” Crosby said before mimicking a heavy grunt that came off like a moan.
Roback tried to pump the brakes immediately.
“Don’t say moan, just don’t say that word,” Roback advised with a laugh.
Crosby wasn’t backing off.
“There’s no other word! But yeah,” Crosby replied cheerfully.
That wasn’t the only part of the exchange Crosby was willing to share. He also described the way Mahomes reacts after the whistle, saying the Chiefs quarterback tends to roll over and look back at him. Crosby said he answers by standing over Mahomes and staring right back.
“It started early. We were very close to each other, physically, out of the gate.
Got some good hits on him. It’s just funny, every time I hit him, he rolls over, and he peeks at me, just to see.
And I’m always in his face, just staring at him,” Crosby said.
The two have been going at it twice a year since Crosby entered the league with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2019, and their most memorable collision came in a Monday Night Football game in 2022. Crosby spent the first half making life miserable for Mahomes, with extra shoves, arm punches and late hits after the ball was gone.
At one point, Mahomes snapped back on the field: “Don’t just punch me for no reason, dawg,”
Later, after throwing a touchdown pass, Mahomes went after Crosby again in a heated sideline exchange and fired back with: “You woke up the wrong motherf-er,”
Crosby has had plenty of success in the matchup, piling up 6.5 sacks and 49 quarterback pressures against Mahomes in his career.
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