NFL trade rumors: 4 potential landing spots for Maxx Crosby if Raiders decide to sell at deadline — SkimNews
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- Pete Prisco urged the Raiders to trade Crosby before the Nov. 10 deadline for draft capital to use when Fernando Mendoza eventually takes over, while Adam Schefter said it was unknown whether Crosby was pushing for a trade, as he had been months earlier.
- Maxx Crosby has 136 tackles for loss since entering the league in 2019, the most over that span, along with four double-digit-sack seasons; his 25 pressures this season rank second to Greg Rousseau’s.
- Baltimore Ravens called off an offseason trade for Crosby involving two first-round picks after their staff discovered "something worrisome" during an in-person physical.
- Chicago Bears are 5-2, yet cornerback Kyler Gordon has played only two games and shares the team lead with Austin Booker at four sacks; Montez Sweat is suspended two games and Dayo Odeyingbo is out with a quadriceps injury.
- Detroit Lions are tied for the league lead with 21 sacks but rank last in yards allowed at 391.0 per game, while Crosby grew up rooting for the NFC North team.
- Dallas Cowboys rank third-worst in total yards allowed at 382.5 per game and are tied for fourth-worst with only eight sacks.
- Buffalo Bills have won four games, every one while allowing at least 30 points; the rest of the NFL was 8-42 in such games through Week 6, and Buffalo ranked last in points per drive allowed at 2.76.
Why it matters: The material trade-off is a star defender for draft capital: Pete Prisco wants Crosby converted into picks before Nov. 10, while Baltimore’s failed physical shows the prior two-first-round benchmark did not hold. For John Spytek, the choice is a first-plus-fourth return versus retaining a player with four double-digit sack seasons.
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