It Is Clear What Really Happened to the Raiders-Ravens Deal for Maxx Crosby

The Raiders finally made the trade that had been talked about for some time now. The more time that passed, it felt like it was not going to happen, but at the end of the day, these things happen in the NFL, and we have seen it before. It made sense for both sides.

Then it all changed, and we saw something that we do not see a lot of the time when trades like this happen, especially when it involves a player like Crosby and picks that the Raiders were getting.

Crosby is going to the Baltimore Ravens, where he is going to be able to play for a contender and have the best chance to play in meaningful games. For the Raiders, they have more picks to kickstart their rebuild.

That all lasted only a few days, and the Ravens shocked the NFL world again when they backed out of the trade with the Raiders. The Raiders now have Crosby back , and the Ravens got their picks back. It was all because the Ravens failed Crosby's physical, and they did not like what they saw. But others feel like it was all business, and the Ravens knew exactly what they were doing the whole time.

Aqib Talib Speaks on Raiders-Ravens Trade Gone Bad

"Let me tell you how it went down," said former NFL player Aqib Talib on The Arena: Gridiron. "Trey Hendrickson said my number is $40 million. He put it out there, and his agent did too... The Ravens like Crosby, they like Hendrickson, but they do not like the $40 milion number. They trade for Crosby ... Then a day or two go by, and Hendrickson, nobody is willing to pay that $40 million ... That number is down. Then word is that that number is now $30 million."

"So now the Ravens are like we can get Hendrickson for $30 million and keep their first round picks draft picks. They back out of the trade and go get Hendrickson. It is a business move if you ask me. There are never feelings in this football s***