The trade rumors involving Las Vegas Raiders‘ Maxx Crosby have spread like wildfire this Super Bowl week. This offseason, the Silver and Black need to determine whether keeping Crosby, who turns 29 before the 2026 NFL season, is the right decision or if it’s time to trade him for multiple draft picks.
Nonetheless, amid the speculation, Crosby broke his silence on the matter during a Feb. 6 appearance on “The Herd.”
“It’s funny,” Crosby told host Colin Cowherd. “I’m glad you brought it up, because it’s like, damn if you do, damn if you don’t. For me, in the past, I’ve learned that being too vocal and too involved with trying to make, I want this coach, or I want this. I’ve learned my lessons, and I’ve learned from that. That’s not my job…
“But you can’t control everything. I’ve learned that. Now that I’m quiet, now I’ve got random people making big statements for me. They’re like, ‘Oh, Maxx must have told them this.’ For me, I just sit back and laugh, because I know my truth. When I go to bed at night, I have a smile on my face because I don’t have to explain nothing to nobody.”
Insiders Share Maxx Crosby Trade News
FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer was one of the insiders to start the swirling Crosby rumors on Feb. 4. Glazer noted that Crosby could be on the trade market this offseason.
In an appearance with Yahoo Sports, Glazer explained how the Raiders made a mistake shutting down Crosby during the season. “There’s a couple guys. They tell you they’re playing, they’re playing.”
Glazer was then asked if he believes Crosby’s time with the Raiders is done. “I do. So the day it [shutting down Crosby] happened, no less than 20 teams called me, and asked, ‘Is this real. Can we get him?'”
Moreover, he then said that this is Crosby’s decision, not the Raiders’, on why he’s done with the team. “[The Raiders] don’t want to do it. But he was just like, ‘I’m not going through another rebuild.'”
Meanwhile, the other insider who added more credibility to the rumors swirling around Crosby was The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. She revealed during a Feb. 4 appearance on “Zolak & Bertrand” that the Raiders star would like to play for New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
“As for this upcoming offseason, outside just free agency, the thing that I’m going to be watching are these players that perhaps want trades,” Russini said.
“That’s what I want to see. Maxx Crosby doesn’t seem too happy in Las Vegas. Is he going to ask for one officially and ask out? Is that a guy? I can tell you, I know he wants to play for Mike Vrabel. He’s told me before.”
Ashton Jeanty Wants Maxx Crosby to Stay With the Raiders
Despite this insider information, Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty is hopeful that Crosby will remain his teammate.
“He’s the heart of the defense, so obviously making plays for us time after time,” Jeanty said during a Feb. 5 appearance on “Up & Adams.” “We would definitely, in my opinion, lose a lot if he were gone. He can’t go. He’s got to stay.”
Raiders’ Maxx Crosby Sets Record Straight as Trade Rumors Swirl