Remember when John Spytek was asked if he expects edge rusher Maxx Crosby to be on the team in 2026? That was just last week, and the Las Vegas Raiders general manager said, "I do, yes."
"Maxx is an elite player," Spytek said at the NFL Scouting Combine last week. "And I've been very upfront from the start when I got here that we're in the business of having really good players on the team, and we need a lot more of them. And it's hard to build a great team without elite players."
Owner Mark Davis and general manager John Spytek of the Las Vegas Raiders. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
Spytek agreed to trade Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. The deal will be official next week.
And the Ravens, with new defensive-minded coach Jesse Minter taking over for fired John Harbaugh, gave up a mint to make the deal.
The Baltimore Ravens are sending the Raiders two first-round picks for Crosby.
The price for Crosby more or less matches what the Green Bay Packers gave up for Micah Parsons when they gave up two first-rounders plus defensive tackle Kenny Clark to the Dallas Cowboys before the 2025 season.
That set the market even if Crosby is two years older.
And, strangely enough, the Cowboys were among the teams that seemed mostly willing to come close to that price point as they were also bidding for Crosby.
Former Las Vegas Raider Maxx Crosby. (Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images)
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