Report: Maxx Crosby Irked At Raiders Part-Owner Tom Brady
February 13th, 2026
Locking horns with Tom Brady.
Former Bucs quarterback Tom Brady is still making headlines.
And the headline that directly interests Bucs fans has nothing to do with Brady being handsy with Alex Earle in San Francisco last weekend.
Bucs fans want Maxx Crosby. What sane fan wouldn’t want Crosby with the Bucs? Given how the Bucs have such a lousy pass defense, in part, because the team lacks an edge rusher that makes an opposing quarterback wet his pants in the fourth quarter of games.
The reason why so many Bucs fans are heavy-panting over Crosby is that, apparently, Crosby is peeved at the Raiders and wants out. Jay Glazer said at the Super Bowl that Crosby is done in Las Vegas.
Per Albert Breer of SI.com, who is as well-plugged in as any NFL reporter, Breer told NBC Boston Crosby’s beef with the Raiders stems from him being shut down the final two games of the season to begin the rehab on an injured knee.
Crosby was outraged and wanted to play. And it seems he indirectly blames Brady. Why Brady, who is not even a coach on the team or a team doctor or trainer?
Crosby, per Breer, seems to think the order for him to sit out the final two games of 2025 came from Brady. And while Brady did not personally tell Crosby the news of his being pulled for the final two games, Alex Guerrero did.
Yeah, that Alex Guerrero. Brady’s personal trainer and noted TB12 Svengali who got himself banned from Patriots headquarters years ago for encroaching on set boundaries within the organization. When Brady was with the Bucs, Guerrero had an office at One Buc Palace, in part, to get Bucs players hooked on the TB12 potion.
Crosby, per Breer, views Guerrero as nothing more than Brady’s spy and personal mole at Raiders headquarters. As a result, Crosby is done with the Raiders unless somehow he and Brady can mend fences.
So it seems as long as Crosby and Brady are feuding, there’s a chance Crosby could end up in Tampa Bay (or another team).
Brady seems like the kind of guy who, if you don’t like him and don’t want to work for him, he’ll happily grant one’s wish to get shipped out.
February 13th, 2026 at 5:07 am
Maxx Crosby isn’t coming here #!!
February 13th, 2026 at 5:42 am
Todd’s son said Crosby can’t drop back and cover. He does not qualifies to play on TampaBowles scheme. lol
February 13th, 2026 at 5:52 am
Guys, I think Lee nailed it in your latest podcast with Ira.
Bucco Bruce Arians told Todd Bowles explicitly that the far and away number one priority for our edge rushers would be to… wait for it… edge rush!
I don’t think Arians stuck his nose too, too far into the defensive play calling, but I do believe he set down a couple of larger picture rules/guidelines, whatever, that he wanted Bowles to follow. Edge rush was one of them.
I don’t mean this in a negative way, but I’m a little surprised we haven’t seen an article from you guys suggesting the same thing. I’ve mentioned it once or twice in past comments. Of course, it’s possible you did and I missed it.
Why else would we go from having an edge rush as a priority to it suddenly not being a priority, and more to the point that it’s literally dismissed? The only constant in the whole scenario is the current head coach. (Fair enough, you can add Jason Licht and the Glazers in as constants, who, for reasons I can’t understand, don’t seem to have a problem with Bowles’ philosophy.)
As for Maxx Crosby and Tom Brady, if that’s true, wow.
I can only go by what I see in press conferences/interviews, and what I read, but Brady doesn’t strike me as the type to sick his henchman on someone with news like that. I think he’d do it on his own. But, I could be wrong, and if I am, it was a bogus move on Brady’s part. I don’t know enough about Crosby “the person”, to offer thoughts on how true or close to the truth his claim is.
In the larger picture, I’m up in the air about bringing in Crosby or Hendrickson, etc.
Anyone playing at that level would be an upgrade, and I’m all for it. We need a serious edge rush. But, what’s the point given the position of our head coach and front office? We’d just be throwing good money away.
February 13th, 2026 at 6:40 am
Yesterday in the Ira podcast, it was brought up about how much compensation the Bucs should give up for Crosby. Someone mentioned a first rounder and a “conditional” second first rounder if Crosby reached some set criteria like playing in 15 games and getting 9 or 15 sacks, etc…. I doubt the Raiders would go for that because I can see a scenario with the Bucs being 5-8 and circling the drain so that the Bucs bench Crosby to save the first round pick by not allowing him to reach those incentives. What stops a team from shutting down a player to keep from giving up another draft pick via incentive clauses if the team is in tank mode?????
February 13th, 2026 at 6:49 am
The dude could not improve the Raiders.
February 13th, 2026 at 7:06 am
We will draft a de and it will be a reach. One of those freak athletes that didnt produce many sacks in college. But…Boy..Oh..Boy with Todd to help mold him into a corner then the sky is the limit.
February 13th, 2026 at 7:32 am
Don’t forget the Spytek connection.
February 13th, 2026 at 7:57 am
If they could make the Crosby thing work it would be awesome. But you know the parable about the scorpion and the frog? Well, Todd is the scorpion.
February 13th, 2026 at 7:58 am
That edge guy Howell from Texas Tech (mebbe A&M) has 7 picks over the last 2 seasons!
February 13th, 2026 at 8:07 am
Rest assured Bucs fans! The Bucs will find a DE in the draft who is a choir boy, is kind to small children and animals, knows which pronouns to use, and can drop back in pass coverage.