NFL personnel executive makes huge prediction about Raiders' Maxx Crosby after controversy

Las Vegas Raiders star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby has been the subject of trade rumors since the team shut him down against his wishes in late December due to a lingering knee injury.

For a piece produced by ESPN's Kalyn Kahler and Ryan McFadden that was published on Tuesday afternoon, an inside source revealed whether or not teams think Crosby could look to leave the Raiders this offseason. 

Has Maxx Crosby made final decision on Raiders future?

An unnamed personnel executive from another club told ESPN that "Crosby, 'a pretty principled dude,' is done in Vegas."

Crosby joined the Raiders via the 2019 NFL Draft, and he insisted for years that he wanted to retire a one-club man. He then seemed to commit his future to the organization when he signed a three-year, $106.5M contract extension last offseason.

However, his feelings about the Raiders may have changed after he was made unavailable for the club's final two games of this season. He made it known he was "not happy" about that decision, and he has not yet publicly shared if he wants to continue playing for the Raiders in 2026. 

Maxx Crosby "really wanted to play" despite Raiders' record

"It definitely f---ed me up... I'm sorry," Raiders cornerback Eric Stokes told ESPN about the Crosby decision. "I know the type of guy Maxx is. He really wanted to play. He's given everything he has to this organization."

Stokes was among the Las Vegas players who vented their frustrations after the club was accused of "tanking" the final two weeks of the season. Without Crosby in the lineup, the 3-14 Raiders "earned" the first overall pick of this year's draft. 

"It's hard to find guys like that to lead and just willing to put everything on the line [and] sacrifice everything," Stokes added about Crosby. "Once you find them, you've got to make sure you do everything to keep them around because you feed off of that."

It remains to be seen if general manager John Spytek and minority owner Tom Brady, who are now leading all football operations for the Raiders, can do anything to fix the club's relationship with Crosby this winter. Then again, perhaps Spytek and Brady think Crosby is worth more to the rebuilding Raiders as a tradeable asset than as an on-the-field contributor at this stage of his career.