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Raiders Hold Firm on Maxx Crosby as Trade Pitches Multiply and Leeds Stake Emerges

Las Vegas is signaling it will only engage for a premium price.

Overview

  • ESPN solicited hypothetical offers from multiple writers, with proposals from the Bears (DJ Moore plus picks), Cowboys (George Pickens and a first for Crosby and a second), Buccaneers (Chris Godwin plus a first and a 2027 second) and a widely panned Chargers package of only Day 2 and 3 picks.
  • Adam Schefter said the Raiders do not want to trade Crosby and would require at least a first-round pick, framing any deal as closer to a Micah Parsons–type return than a routine swap.
  • A Las Vegas Review-Journal column emphasized the team’s leverage heading into the NFL Combine, noting the Raiders can listen to offers but should only move Crosby for a top-tier haul.
  • Crosby announced he has joined the ownership group of Leeds United, a Premier League club owned by 49ers Enterprises, creating an off-field link that outlets note is unlikely to dictate his NFL future.
  • Trade chatter traces to Crosby’s late-season meniscus shutdown and reported frustration, yet there is no confirmed trade request or agreement as teams evaluate options on the Combine-to-draft timetable.