Raiders will not trade Maxx Crosby, team owner Mark Davis emphatically emphasizes

The Las Vegas Raiders are not trading star edge rusher Maxx Crosby. Team owner Mark Davis expressed this strongly in an email to ESPN about Adam Schefter.

“We are not trading Maxx Crosby,” Davis said in an email to ESPN. “Before or after the trade deadline!!!”

With the Raiders off to a disappointing 2-5 start and previously trading away top receiver Davante Adams, Crosby said he's “not here to rebuild.”

But dealing one of the NFL's sack leaders would certainly produce a ton of draft picks and possibly some NFL-ready players who could add some talent. However, Crosby is also an extremely popular player and a trade for him would be a tough sell for Raiders fans. The NFL trade deadline is November 5th.

The 27-year-old Crosby has 6 1/2 sacks this season, the sixth-highest total in the league. He is also tied for the league with 10 tackles for loss. If he maintains this lead, Crosby will lead the NFL in this category for the third consecutive year. He had 23 tackles for loss last season. Last year he had 22.

After the Detroit Lions lost defensive end Aidan Hutchinson for the season due to a broken leg, Crosby became a popular trade target among fans and media. Crosby was born in Michigan and played college football at Eastern Michigan. EMU's field is named after Crosby after he donated $1 million to the athletic program.

Speculation about a possible deal increased after Crosby was seen on camera shoving linebackers coach Mike Caldwell during the 32-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6.

Crosby quickly denied that there was any tension between him and Caldwell, saying the jab was “a burst of love.”

Crosby signed a four-year, $99 million contract extension with the Raiders in March 2022. In his sixth NFL season, he has recorded 58 1/2 sacks, 344 tackles, 98 tackles for loss and 135 QB hits over his career.

“I'm sitting here innocently just doing what I do, and I feel like I'm having fun talking about it with my teammates,” he said on his “The Onslaught with Maxx Crosby“Podcast.

“I'm like, 'I'm trying not to go,'” he added. “I don't have 100 percent control and all that, but I want to be here, I want to be silver and black. I'll say it loud and damn clear, I want to be a Raider. I've said that over and over again.

Based on Davis' email statement, the Raiders also have no intention of trading him.