Mad Maxx might have calmed down.
Maxx Crosby’s ugly ending with the Raiders last season — making it seem like the team was tanking by shutting him down for the final two games against his will — has given way to cooler heads and he is in the team facility every day, general manager John Spytek told reporters at the NFL Combine.
Will all the trade talks surrounding Crosby, does Spytek anticipate that he will play for the Raiders in 2026?
“I do,” Spytek said. “Yes.”
Word circulating Indianapolis backs up Spytek’s words that the Raiders are resisting any calls to trade Crosby as they begin a rebuild around presumptive No. 1 overall pick quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
“It’s hard to build a great team without great players,” Spytek said.
Crosby underwent successful surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee after the season.
But Crosby posted videos of him playing basketball after the Raiders told him that his season was over, suggesting that he felt that he could play the final two games of a lost season.
The story took off because the Raiders were competing with several other dead teams, including the Jets and Giants, in the No. 1 pick sweepstakes.
The Jets, who finished No. 2, desperately need a Mendoza to reset their franchise.
Crosby has 69.5 sacks over the last seven seasons, including 10 in 15 games while playing through pain last season. Could he bring the Raiders back a Micah Parsons-like package of draft assets?
Spytek said that he and Crosby have been in contact during the start of the offseason.
The Raiders’ restart included firing head coach Pete Carroll and hiring Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to be their head coach.
“We’re in the business of having really good players on the team,” Spytek said, “and we need a lot more of them.”
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