Maxx Crosby posted an emotional video on social media Saturday after news broke Friday that the Las Vegas Raiders will be trading him to the Baltimore Ravens for 2026 and 2027 first-round draft picks.
“It’s been seven years being with the Nation. Raider Nation has given me everything,” Crosby said in part. “My family. Had the chance to get married, have the most beautiful daughter in the world, grow as a man. As a player, as a leader, as a human being. One thing I can say, above all else, is that I gave y’all everything I got and I have no regrets about that.”
Crosby spent his first seven seasons with the Raiders, who selected the former Eastern Michigan star with a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft. He was excellent in the Silver and Black, making five Pro Bowls while amassing 69.5 sacks and making a pair of All-Pro Second Teams in 2021 and 2023. He also led the NFL in tackles for a loss in 2022 (22 TFL) and 2023 (23 TFL).
However, the Raiders could not build a winner despite having this defensive cornerstone. Las Vegas had one winning season and one playoff appearance (2021) during Crosby’s tenure, and the Raiders really fell on hard times in the past two years with a 7-27 combined record.
Although Crosby was great, he felt as though he let the fanbase down.
“I feel like I left everything I had on the table for this team. I’ve given my heart and soul and I feel like I let y’all down, man,” Crosby said. “Ever since Day 1, I’ve wanted to create and build a winner with the Raiders.”
He added that fans have “every right to be upset.” However, Crosby made clear he wants to end his career “in a Raiders jersey” and that he has “no ill will” toward the organization.
A parting of ways seemed inevitable after the Raiders shut down Crosby down for the team’s final two 2025 regular season games (he had a knee injury for most of the season but was playing through it) and Las Vegas’ losing ways continued en route to a 3-14 campaign.
Michael Silver of The Athletic provided details.
“Things fell apart between Crosby and the franchise last December, when general manager John Spytek informed the five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher that the team was shutting him down for the season’s final two games, an obvious tanking strategy that prompted Crosby to storm out of the team’s training facility.
“It worked: The Raiders went 3-14 to secure the first overall pick in next month’s draft. However, the unilateral decree also alienated the franchise’s most invested player.
“Since then, it has been obvious that Crosby wants a change of scenery — and that the Raiders’ best course of action is to try to accommodate him.”
Crosby now moves onto Baltimore, which sorely needed some pass-rushing help. The Ravens didn’t feature one player who had five or more sacks last season. The team as a whole amassed just 30 sacks in 17 games en route to a disappointing 8-9 season.
Of course, the Ravens are clearly capable of better play. They are led by two-time NFL MVP and quarterback Lamar Jackson, and they feature numerous defensive talents (e.g. linebacker Roquan Smith, safety Kyle Hamilton) who can help restore a unit ravaged by injuries last year.
Baltimore is under new leadership with ex-Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter taking over for head coach John Harbaugh, who led the team for 18 years before the Ravens parted ways with him.
Assuredly, Minter will look to clean some defensive problems up, and Crosby should immediately help the Ravens get back to their old ways. From 2016-2024, the Ravens finished ninth or better in scoring defense every year but once. Adding Crosby certainly helps the Ravens’ effort to improve.
Baltimore had made the playoffs six of the past seven seasons entering 2025, including four AFC North titles. Adding Crosby places the Ravens as early AFC North favorites as the Ravens search for their first Super Bowl appearance (and title) in 14 years.
Source Article: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25404105-maxx-crosby-reacts-ravens-trade-emotional-video-has-no-regrets-about-raiders-tenure
