Maxx Crosby Leaks True Feelings on Possible Raiders Trade Amid Cowboys Rumors
Posted October 26, 2025
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Las Vegas Raiders DE Maxx Crosby.
With the Las Vegas Raiders falling to 2-5 ahead of the NFL trade deadline, there have been rumors that defensive end Maxx Crosby
could be traded. The Dallas Cowboys are the team that’s been talked about most, but if Crosby is actually available, many teams would be interested.
Unfortunately for those teams, he is not. The Raiders have come out and said they aren’t going to trade him. Plus, it looks like Crosby himself doesn’t want a deal.
According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, Crosby wants to stay put for now.
“So the Raiders told them, they’re not moving him, but also Maxx Crosby said, ‘I don’t want to go anywhere,'” Glazer said on “
Fox NFL Sunday.” “There was one team that called me and said, ‘Hey, could you find out?’ I said, ‘Nope, he doesn’t want to go,’ and a team said, ‘Man, we love him because of his loyalty. Wish he wasn’t, though.'”
If the Raiders don’t want to trade Crosby and he doesn’t want to get moved, that should end the trade talk around him. There will likely continue to be rumors, but it looks like a certainty that Crosby will still be on the Raiders’ roster at the end of the season.
Mark Davis Talks Crosby Trade
Crosby has become the face of the Raiders in recent years. Without a star quarterback on the roster, he’s the player who galvanizes the fan base.
Not only is he an excellent player on the field, but he’s also embraced the Raiders fully and represents them well off the field. Owner Mark Davis has had to address Crosby trade rumors in the past and is reiterating that he’s not going to sign off on a trade.
“I don’t know how many times I’ve got to say it,” Davis told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo recently. “It’s really hard to keep getting asked the same question every month or week or whatever when the answer’s going to stay the same. I don’t know why anybody would think I’d change my mind or the organization would.”
Davis isn’t surprised that teams are going after the star defensive end.
“Everybody wants to have your great players,” Davis said. “It starts there, it doesn’t start with us.”
Are Raiders Making Right Decision?
The Raiders are struggling right now, and it’s difficult to see how they’ll be able to turn this around by next season. Many believe that the best course of action is to trade players like Crosby away and stock up on draft picks.
If this were a normal rebuild, that could make some sense, but the Raiders have a 74-year-old head coach in Pete Carroll. He’s not going to embrace a rebuild that takes two or three years. The Raiders have a lot of new pieces, and it’s possible that they are able to get back to winning games after the bye week.
While a 7-10 or 8-9 finish to the season hurts their draft slot, it does give them some more momentum heading into the offseason.
Broncos running backs prove offseason swap was right call by Denver brass
Much was made this week heading into the Broncos and Cowboys matchup about Javonte Williams, JK Dobbins, and RJ Harvey. The trio was at the center of the Broncos' overhaul of their running backs room following the 2024 season. Following four years in Denver, the Broncos let Williams walk in free agency. It was a fairly easy decision based on his 2024 campaign.
Ultimately, Williams landed in Dallas on a one-year contract in free agency, where he figured to be the backup heading into training camp. As camp progressed and roster decisions were made, the former Tarheel quickly found himself as the top back in Dallas. Elsewhere in Denver, the Broncos were putting the finishing touches on what they figured to be their best rushing attack under Sean Payton.
Entering play, Dobbins was a surprising seventh in the league in rushing, averaging almost 75 yards per game. Above him in second place was Williams, arguably the most shocking development in football so far this season. After the way the matchup between the two went in Week 8, it's clear which side made the better decision.
Broncos clearly made the right decision with their running back room last offseason
If there is one definitive conclusion that can be made from Denver's Week 8 victory, it is that they clearly made the right decision with their running back room. In letting Williams walk and replacing him with JK Dobbins, the Broncos made the right decision. Dobbins was by far the best back on the field on Sunday, and once again ran for over 100 yards as a Bronco.
Dobbins did this in front of Williams, who averaged an absurdly low 30 yards per game in his final season as a Bronco. Williams had more games with under 20 yards last season than he did 100-yard games. Dobbins had multiple carries over 20 yards, which was also Williams' high-water mark last season. In just one game, Dobbins showed more juice and life than the Broncos saw from Williams all of 2024.
To put the icing on top, RJ Harvey dominated the first quarter. He scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, including a 40-yard explosion. Harvey would also score on a wildcat snap, something he ran frequently during his time at UCF. A quick passing touchdown from Nix in the fourth would cap off his hat-trick, a rarity for rookies. His early work did a great job complementing JK Dobbins' great performance, showing that Denver's new tandem is a significant upgrade over what they had last season.
