The Raiders may not be shopping Maxx Crosby, but the market around him sounds real enough to keep the conversation alive.
The expectation remains that Las Vegas will not trade its All-Pro edge rusher, yet the closer the November 10 deadline gets, the more likely it seems that teams will at least come calling with serious offers. And after the Jeffery Simmons trade last week, one league insider believes Crosby’s value may have climbed even higher.
Jason La Canfora wrote on Tuesday that Crosby’s name has already been in the trade conversation before.
“[Crosby] was already traded to Baltimore in March, then the Ravens GM chickened out,” La Canfora wrote on Tuesday.
He went on to say the Simmons deal could help the Raiders if they ever decide to move Crosby.
“They may be the biggest beneficiaries of the Simmons deal; the Raiders were never going to budge on what they got from Baltimore (almost), and now it might be more. Debate remains whether someone will offer two first-round picks, but this is the premier early-down run defender on the edge who never leaves the field and generates an elite 17% pressure rate despite the high-volume snap count.”
La Canfora also said a longtime NFL personnel executive told him over the weekend that Las Vegas can probably “get what they want” for Crosby if they put him on the market.
That lines up with what has been reported elsewhere: the Raiders are not looking for a discount, and they are believed to want at least what Baltimore was prepared to send in March.
Still, all signs point to Crosby staying put. He has not asked out, and there’s no indication he wants a change of scenery.
Even if the Raiders could land a pair of premium picks, moving him would create a new problem on a defense that already needs help. The line is thin enough with Crosby in place. Without him, John Spytek would be dealing with another major hole at what might already be the team’s weakest position group.
That’s why any deal would have to be overwhelming. Spytek, and the minority owner he answers to, would need to be blown away.
There’s also the bigger picture to consider. The Raiders have shown they can hang with quality opponents, but they still look like a team that’s at least a year or two from being a true Super Bowl contender. That doesn’t line up neatly with Crosby’s timeline, even if he has long been the face of the franchise.
So for now, a trade feels unlikely. But if the Raiders get hammered by the 49ers on Sunday, that could change the mood fast.
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