Commanders Urged to Acquire Raiders DE Despite Maxx Crosby Reportedly Not on Market
The Washington Commanders are one of the many teams NFL pundits have enjoyed linked to Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby. But after Tuesday, it doesn’t appear Crosby is going anywhere.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Jane Slater reported the Raiders informed Crosby in a meeting Tuesday that they will not be trading him before the NFL trade deadline. The two insiders added that Crosby also wants to continue his relationship with the Raiders.
That likely won’t end the Crosby rumors in the media. But the defensive end doesn’t appear to be available.
A to Z Sports’ Josh Taylor, though, argued Tuesday the Commanders should pursue a different Raiders defensive end — former top 10 pick Tyree Wilson.
“The Las Vegas Raiders are a bad team that could have some players available for trade before the deadline, and one of them is Tyree Wilson, who has been rumored as a trade candidate over the last few weeks,” Taylor wrote. “Wilson was the Raiders’ seventh overall pick in 2023, but things just haven’t worked out for whatever reason.
“He was one of the top prospects in his class with a 6-foot-5, 263-pound frame and has athletic traits to work with.”
Wilson only has 10 sacks and 12 tackles for loss in 40 NFL games. That’s not exactly great production considering the Raiders selected Wilson at No. 7 overall in 2023.
But Taylor suggested a change a scenery could help, and the Commanders could use additional defensive line depth after defensive end Dorance Armstong Jr. landed on injured reserve Tuesday.
Why Raiders’ Tyree Wilson Could Fit With Commanders
NFL teams should almost always consider adding former top 10 picks. In this case, it depends on the trade compensation because Wilson is more of a potential flier than anything else.
Taylor proposed Washington acquire Wilson without needing to give up draft picks.
“The Commanders have only six 2026 NFL draft picks, with the opportunity to get another by a comp pick after losing Wise for the season, and they need to use every single one to improve the roster,” Taylor wrote. “They do, however, have two players I could see them trading to the Raiders for Wilson, cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, and offensive lineman Brandon Coleman, who has been inactive for the majority of the season.”
As Taylor explained, the Raiders aren’t a good football team. So, it’s worth wondering if they would give up a former top 10 pick without receiving building blocks for the future.
Cornerback Noah Igbinoghene and offensive lineman Brandon Coleman likely make the Raiders better now. But Las Vegas could be looking ahead to 2026 by the NFL trade deadline.
Commanders Placed Dorance Armstrong Jr. on Injured Reserve
Taylor presented his argument Tuesday before Armstrong landed on IR. But with the defensive end sidelined, there’s an even bigger need for the Commanders to add at the position.
After placing Armstrong on injured reserve Tuesday, the Commanders signed Jalyn Holmes.
The 29-year-old has been off and on the Commanders active roster this season. Holmes has posted nine combined tackles in four games.
Armstrong was off to a terrific start this season before his injury. He had 5.5 sacks with seven tackles for loss and seven quarterback hits in seven contests prior to his ailment.
Armstrong registered five sacks, seven tackles for loss and 14 quarterback hits in 16 games during 2024.
With the Raiders this season, Wilson has two sacks. He’s also recorded four tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and one pass defense in seven games.
Carson Wentz Issues Clear Words After Vikings Fall to Chargers
It was a rough night on October 23 for the Minnesota Vikings, who were handed a 37-10 loss by the
There wasn’t much to take away for Minnesota in this one, as the team will need to assess what went wrong and quickly move on from the blowout. Once sitting at 3-2 in the 2025 NFL season, the Vikings have dropped two straight to fall to 3-4.
Despite falling below .500, veteran Carson Wentz is confident the group will bounce back heading into their Week 9 game against NFC North rival the Detroit Lions.
“I just know the guys in that locker room,”
“I have a lot of confidence in the guys. Hopefully we can keep getting some guys back healthy, all that stuff. This was a short week. This was a tough one. We just didn’t have it tonight. The NFL is weird. It’s hard to win, hard to be consistent. So at the end of the day, just turn the page and go attack it next week.”
Will the Minnesota Bounce Back After Loss to Chargers?
Minnesota get a few extra days to get ready for the Lions. It won’t be an easy matchup, but Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, much like Wentz, believes in the group’s ability to respond and
“I believe in our players, wholeheartedly,” O’Connell said (h/t Pro Football Talk).. “I believe in every opportunity we have, we’re gonna go out there and put our best foot forward, both on the practice field and every opportunity we have as a team; I think we’ll be able to get, you know, healthy in some spots here that, you know, are critical for our ability to have success.
“But once again, injuries and any other excuse if you go looking for them you’ll find them. We will not be doing that. We’re going to meet this head on as an organization. And that’s what we’re gonna do.”
Vikings Will Need to Learn From Poor Performance
There are a lot of aspects of the Vikings’ game that they will need to improve on heading into Week 9. O’Connell was straightforward about the outcome, admitting the Chargers outperformed his team in every area.
“We got outplayed,” O’Connell added. “We got outcoached; we did not — there are no excuses. Injuries, short week, whatever it is, that is not in any way, shape, or form our standard of what we want to put on the field, and we’ve got — as I told our team — we’ve got an opportunity in front of us where we need to own this.
“This is not a bury the tape kind of time for our organization. This is a ‘watch it, view it, own it’. Every coach, every player. And it starts with me. I did not have our team prepared to play.”
