Sources: Raiders not planning Crosby trade as star DE wants to stay with Vegas — SkimNews
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- Maxx Crosby does not want to leave Las Vegas, with one source saying the five-time Pro Bowler hopes to remain a Raider for life; the Raiders have had no trade discussions with any team this season, and potential calls are not expected to change their stance before the Nov. 10 deadline.
- Baltimore Ravens traded two first-round draft picks to the Raiders for Crosby last offseason, but he failed his physical in Baltimore, nullifying the deal — a sharp contrast to the trade buzz that surrounded him a year earlier.
- Las Vegas Raiders are 3-4 and play the New York Jets in New Jersey on Sunday, with a chance to go .500 in November for the first time since 2020, when they were 3-3; the club is counting on Crosby.
- Kirk Cousins remains the Raiders' starting quarterback and leads the NFL with 16 touchdown passes, ranks third with 1,817 passing yards and has thrown only five interceptions through seven games, and the club does not blame him for its struggles after a 3-0 start.
- Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall draft pick, is the option the Raiders could turn to after their Week 13 bye, though the club's preference is for veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to finish the season as the starter.
- Las Vegas Raiders face a post-Jets gauntlet — at the 49ers, home against the Seahawks, at the Broncos and at the Browns — before the Week 13 bye, then three straight home games against the Chargers, Broncos and Titans.
- NFL has continually demonstrated that other teams can change a team's plans, with Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago pulling off big trades last week — the caveat under Crosby's and Cousins' "no plans" stance.
Why it matters: With no trade talks before the Nov. 10 deadline, the Raiders keep five-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby while a 3-4 team chases .500 in November for the first time since 2020. The same "as long as possible" logic keeps Kirk Cousins, the NFL's touchdown-pass leader with 16, starting through a schedule the club wants led by a veteran quarterback.
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