Maxx Crosby’s name is already floating in one of the NFL’s loudest trade whispers, and the fit that keeps popping up is San Francisco.
Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport put Crosby at the top of his list of stars most likely to seek a trade, and he singled out the 49ers as a destination that would make sense if the Raiders’ 2026 season goes sideways. Davenport’s logic is easy to follow: San Francisco already has Nick Bosa, but the rest of the pass-rush picture has been clouded by injuries. Crosby would give the 49ers another high-end edge threat and instantly make that defense even more dangerous.
“There are multiple contenders who could use the services of an elite edge-rusher who just logged 10 sacks and 28 tackles for loss in an injury-shortened 2025 campaign,” Davenport wrote on July 15. “And Crosby is easily the most valuable trade chip Las Vegas has.
Crosby may not be publicly demanding a trade yet, but he wouldn’t be annoyed if he wound up in, say, San Francisco. And that demand may yet come, especially if the Raiders struggle in 2026.”
Crosby is still recovering from surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and that injury already played a major role in one of the offseason’s biggest twists. The Raiders had agreed to send him to the Baltimore Ravens for two first-round picks, but the deal collapsed after Baltimore examined his medical evaluation.
“The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of our trade agreement for Maxx Crosby,” the Raiders said in a statement shared by ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on March 10. “We will have no further comment at this time.”
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport later laid out why the move fell apart. “Maxx Crosby had surgery to repair his meniscus right around the end of the season, and meniscus recoveries take 3-4 months,” Rapoport said. “… it appears the Ravens are just not comfortable with what they found during the medical exams for Maxx Crosby, so now the trade is off.”
San Francisco has its own injury questions on the edge. Bosa played only three games in the 2025 season before tearing his ACL, and former first-round pick Mykel Williams is also coming back from a torn ACL after getting hurt in Week 9 of his rookie year.
Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus said Williams needs a real jump in 2026. He pointed to a 51.9 pass-rush grade, which ranked 90th among 95 qualified edge defenders, along with 19 pressures before the injury.
If Crosby ever does push for a move, the 49ers would immediately become one of the most talked-about teams in the league. The question hanging over any possible deal is the obvious one: can San Francisco keep adding elite pass rushers while leaning on two players returning from major knee injuries?
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