NFL Network: Potential Maxx Crosby Trade May Not Happen For Months
February 9th, 2026
Currently damaged goods.
Over the weekend, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN got Bucs fans hot and bothered over the notion that the Bucs really need to be bold and go get All-World edge rusher Maxx Crosby.
Now, the chatter seeping out of San Francisco last week, where the NFL world congregated for the Super Bowl, was that Las Vegas wanted a “Micah Parsons-like deal” for Crosby.
Joe even heard people float two first-round picks for Crosby. Joe thought that was outrageous. Parsons, when he was dealt from Dallas to Green Bay, was in the prime of his career. Crosby is rehabbing a knee injury and is 28.
Besides, Crosby commands some $30 million a year in salary. Unless Mark Davis is willing to eat most of his salary, there is just no way a 28-year old edge rusher with a bum knee is worth two first-round draft picks.
And that is why Ian Rapoport of NFL Network thinks it will be months before any trade of Crosby is consummated, if a trade is ever worked out.
Teams aren’t going to want to trade for damaged goods like Crosby unless it’s a fire sale, and Las Vegas won’t get near the value back for Crosby until he is medically cleared.
So Rapoport is eyeing maybe around the NFL draft in April, or later, if the Raiders ever do ship Crosby to another team.
A trade before free agency is not impossible. But even a minor meniscus repair takes months of recovery. It might be a while if there is a Maxx Crosby trade. https://t.co/aUpQ6KhluM
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 8, 2026
February 9th, 2026 at 7:24 am
NFL is trying the Bud Light-Cracker Barrel plan. Bad Bunny led off the new NFL last night. It will now go broke.
February 9th, 2026 at 7:40 am
Joe, don’t know if you noticed, but it was Seattle’s defensive tackles that won the game yesterday, not one edge rusher. I know you’re fixated with edge rush, but it’s the big nasties up front on both sides of the ball that wins games. Aside from Vea, we have garage at DT. Kancey? He’s a girl compared to what Seattle has.
February 9th, 2026 at 7:41 am
Yea, dreaming about Crosby aside.
How do we feel about Malachi Lawrence day 2? or Anthony Lucas at all?
February 9th, 2026 at 7:51 am
I love Crosby, but this would be a bad idea for THIS team right now. I would have said yes last year or the year before, but a regime on the hot seat shouldn’t be allowed to spend major future draft capital.
Beyond that, this defensive roster is way more than one pass rusher away from resembling anything other than a minor inconvenience for most good offenses in this league. The Rams could have put up 70 if they felt like it. That game looked like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. Between free agency and draft, they need to add at a minimum 2 starting ILB’s, a starting OLB, a starting caliber DT, and multiple athletes in the defensive backfield that can stay on the field.
This team just needs some freak athletes in the back 7, no more 5’10 -200lb corner/safeties. Tykee Smith and Jacob Parrish are nice players, but we need some real specimens back there. Find me some 6’2 to 6’4 – 220+lb LB/safety hybrids that can run.
February 9th, 2026 at 7:54 am
Crosby would be nice but too expensive. We too many pieces on defense.
I enjoyed BB last night. Hardly ever heard any of his stuff but I like good entertainment.
February 9th, 2026 at 8:08 am
Hodad … ‘Joe, don’t know if you noticed, but it was Seattle’s defensive tackles that won the game yesterday, not one edge rusher. I know you’re fixated with edge rush, but it’s the big nasties up front on both sides of the ball that wins games.’
You nailed it Hodad. Watching those big nasties just collapse the New England OLine was a thing of beauty. Bucs need to emulate that, and stop this nonsense about pining for broken-down, over-the-hill edge rushers. They can’t do all that much unless the interior DLine is kicking arse.
Vea’s only got 1 or 2 more really effective years in him. Kancey would probably be fine further out with his quickness & speed, but he won’t last long playing inside against ‘beasts’ that outweigh him by 50 lbs or more. Gaines is OK as a backup, but he’s much more of a run-stopper. And I have doubts we’ll be re-signing Logan Hall (he’s improving, but he’s not big enough either to play in the interior).
Got a hunch the Bucs will be looking to upgrade our DLine interior significantly this year, through both free agency & the draft.
February 9th, 2026 at 8:18 am
What has Crosby and Garrett won ? You need a team and a Edge rusher is great but 16 sacks in season from a guy guarantees you nothing…Shaq had 19.5 we won 7 games.
February 9th, 2026 at 8:36 am
DR, man they got 3 beasts up front that are cut from the same cloth. Absolutely dominated, was fun to watch.
February 9th, 2026 at 8:38 am
I don’t see Crosby fetching 2 1st rounders. With that knee injury he probably won’t even get one 1st round pick. I’m thinking 2nd, 4th and a marginal starter. Crosby don’t want to be with the Raiders and the Raiders need picks to rebuilt.