After the Las Vegas Raiders shut down Maxx Crosby for the remainder of the 2025 NFL season before their Week 17 loss to the New York Giants, trade rumors surrounding the star pass rusher quickly intensified.
Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report highlighted five potential teams that could trade for Crosby, fueling speculation in recent days, particularly since the Raiders’ decision didn’t sit well with him.
With the offseason rumor mill here, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared the latest on the situation, as Las Vegas will likely want to mend fences with their star pass rusher rather than trading him.
“I think both sides could be right,” Schefter said on the December 29 appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show.” “I think where the Raiders are coming from is that they had scans done on his knee. Doctors felt like his condition had worsened. He needs knee surgery at some point this offseason. They’re in a spot where, why would they expose him?
“He is a football player and wants to keep playing, of course. His drive, energy, [and] attitude is what has made him so successful. So he wants to keep playing. And from their standpoint, they don’t want to risk putting him out there and making it worse, especially when they’re competing for the No. 1 pick. There’s no reason for them to do that.
“So he may not like it, but it sounds like what they were doing was the right thing. I think both sides in this particular case are right. They have no plans to trade him. I don’t know if that’ll change. I don’t know if he demands anything and makes it such that they have to trade him. But right now, that’s not how they’re thinking.”
Former Raiders CEO Weighs In on Maxx Crosby Situation
Despite all the speculation and rumors, former Raiders CEO Amy Trask does not think the Silver and Black will move Crosby this offseason.
“I love you [Raiders] fans, I always will, so I share this with the hope it may alleviate some concern: I believe it to be unlikely that [Crosby] will seek to leave the team, given his business relationships with [Raiders minority owner Tom Brady] and [Jim Gray] that extend beyond the field,” Trask wrote on X on December 29.
Moreover, on December 29, Raiders head coach Pete Carroll told reporters in his press conference that Crosby is back in the building.
“We’re doing great,” Carroll said (h/t Pro Football Talk). “We’re eye-to-eye on what’s going on.”
Max Crosby Didn’t Want to Be Shut Down
After losing to the Giants on December 28, the Raiders are now in prime position to claim the No. 1 draft pick. On that same day, FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer explained why Crosby was so frustrated about missing the final two games while Las Vegas aims to finish at the bottom.
“I’ve been on the phone with Maxx a bunch over the last couple of days and he’s not happy,” Glazer said on “FOX NFL Sunday.” “He was like, ‘Jay, I play football. This is what I do. I’ve had a knee injury since Week 3 that I’ve played with the entire time. They told me they were shutting me down, I was like, no, absolutely not. I play football. There’s no shutting it down for me. I want to be out there. I want to be out there with my teammates.’ It just wasn’t acceptable to Maxx.”
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