Maxx Crosby is back in the middle of trade chatter, and the Dallas Cowboys are once again showing up in the conversation.
Multiple teams were linked to the Raiders pass rusher during the offseason, including the Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams, with the Rams in position to potentially land both Crosby and Myles Garrett. The Chicago Bears also surfaced as a possible destination. Months after a reported trade to the Baltimore Ravens fell apart, Crosby remains a name that keeps coming up.
Now, with the November trade deadline approaching, the Raiders’ situation has turned shaky. Las Vegas started 3-0, then dropped four straight, and that slump could create a path to moving Crosby.
The Cowboys, meanwhile, are 3-4 after an active offseason and are still expected to contend. Reports say they have reached out to the Raiders again to ask about Crosby’s availability.
Former NFL guard and three-time Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth was blunt about what he would do if Dallas had a chance to make the deal. “Oh, yeah.
Would I do that? I’d do that in the RV.
Yeah, I wouldn’t even think twice about it,” Schlereth said on 105.3 The Fan.
Schlereth acknowledged that George Pickens can be a dangerous playmaker, but he also pointed to the inconsistency that comes with him. “That dude will make some spectacular catches,” Schlereth said. “But, you know, there’ll be plenty of times during the course of the game when you’ll put on the film, and he’s just standing around, killing grass.”
Dallas has already made major defensive additions, including a trade for Rashan Gary, but Crosby still appears to be the player they want most. The next two weeks should clarify whether that interest turns into something real.
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