The cost to the Ravens will be first-round picks in 2026 and 2027. The trade cannot be processed until next week.
Raiders general manager John Spytek told reporters at the NFL combine that he anticipated Crosby would be on the roster next season. He said it two weeks after new head coach Klint Kubiak made it clear he wanted Crosby, 28, to be a part of Las Vegas’ success going forward, calling it a “no-brainer.”Advertisement
But Crosby trade rumors have come in waves, the latest coming after the Raiders shut him down for their final two games last season.
The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported on Jan. 3 that the Raiders’ decision to place Crosby on injured reserve strained the relationship between him and the team. While Crosby’s knee injury ultimately required surgery, he apparently felt confident he could overcome the problem.
After the Raiders put him on IR, he posted a video of him playing basketball and photos of him on a trampoline. Meanwhile, the Raiders fell to the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL Draft, a “run” that Crosby didn’t particularly like as a defensive stalwart starring in a franchise that has played in just two playoff games since reaching the Super Bowl during the 2002 season.
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With all kinds of noise around Crosby, particularly during Super Bowl week, he told Let’s Go! podcast from February 9 that he had been offline and focused on regaining his full strength.
“People are going to have rumors,” Crosby said at the time. “I just looked at my phone, I’ve been working all morning. Everyone asks me, ‘Did you say this?’ I can’t control that. You earn that as a player. If he wasn’t doing the right things and if he wasn’t the person and player he was, you know, people wouldn’t be talking about all that nonsense. But that’s what comes with it.
“If you have drama, if you have a losing season, they just try to pour gasoline on the fire and do things a certain way. And, for me, I know what I do, I know what I stand for. I don’t really care what everyone has to say.”
He later added: “I know my truth.”
Crosby has maintained that he wants to win and focus solely on football.
Last year, the Raiders signed Crosby to a three-year extension worth $106.5 million. At the time, that deal made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
He no longer holds that title; however, it still has immense value in a prime position.
Although still based in Oakland, the Raiders selected Crosby out of Eastern Michigan in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. He has played for them the last seven seasons, racking up at least 10 sacks four times.
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He will have a change of scenery in 2026 and perhaps a return to the postseason as well.