Raiders De Maxx Crosby Fed Up With Talk Surrounding Potential Departure: 'i Really Don’t Care What Everybody Has To Say'

Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby has been in the headlines lately after reports surfaced that he’s done with the team. 

Since the season ended, the whispers have become much louder about Crosby’s seemingly inevitable departure from Las Vegas. He’s heard the chatter and doesn’t sound too pleased with the things he’s hearing. 

“People are gonna have rumors,” Crosby said. “I just looked at my phone, I’ve been working all morning. Everyone’s hitting me up, ‘Did you say this?’ I can’t control that. You earn that as a player. If I wasn’t doing the right things and if I wasn’t the person and player I was, you know, people wouldn’t be talking about all of the nonsense. But that’s what comes with it. 

If you have drama, if you have a losing season, they just try to throw gasoline on the fire and make things a certain way. I know what I’m about, I know what I represent. I really don’t care what everybody has to say.” 

Crosby has been a Pro Bowler in five of his seven seasons with the Raiders. He’s posted double-digit sack totals in four of those seasons, peaking in 2023 with 14.5 and finishing fourth in the Defensive Player of the Year voting. Crosby came in as a playmaker for the franchise after being selected in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He had 10 sacks that first year and finished second in the Defensive Rookie of the Year race. 

Last offseason, Crosby signed a three-year extension with Las Vegas worth $106.5 million. Should he become available this offseason, Crosby would be one of the most coveted players in the trade market. Crosby ended the 2025 campaign on injured reserve due to a knee injury. However, he did appear in 15 games, ending the year with 73 total tackles, 10 sacks and his fifth Pro Bowl nod.