Is Raiders, Maxx Crosby relationship 'completely irreparable' amid trade rumors?

Las Vegas Raiders star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby has not publicly confirmed or denied the validity of a report from earlier in February that claimed he had informed team minority owner Tom Brady that "he will never play for the Raiders again." 

Crosby became upset about being shut down before the 2025 season ended due to a knee injury. Understandably, some have assumed that Crosby is saying plenty about his relationship with the Raiders by what he hasn't said since late December. 

Over the weekend, Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal suggested that Brady, Raiders principal owner Mark Davis and recently hired head coach Klint Kubiak have at least some confidence that Crosby could remain with the team that drafted him back in 2019.

Have Raiders sent a message to Maxx Crosby amid trade rumors?

"He’s probably as close as he’s been to considering an exit plan after years of insisting he would be a Raider for life," Hill wrote about Crosby. "But it’s very unlikely the relationship is completely irreparable. And to be blunt, even if it were, the organization still holds most of the cards outside of him simply refusing to play."

Hill was referencing the fact that Crosby signed a three-year, $106.5M contract extension last offseason. While the Raiders technically could tell Crosby that he has to either honor that deal or risk forfeiting money by not playing for the club, history shows teams often hand out pay raises to disgruntled stars. 

A little over 12 months ago, Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns went public with a trade request amid his frustrations with the state of the organization. The Browns seemingly never came close to trading Garrett before he agreed to a four-year, $160M contract extension that included $123.5M guaranteed to stay put. 

Raiders have "steep" price on Maxx Crosby?

Numerous reports have indicated the Raiders will only consider trading Crosby, 28, for two first-round draft picks and a starting player on either offense or defense. 

"That feels steep on the surface," Hill wrote, "but any team trading for Crosby would most likely be a contender picking late in the first round with the expectation they would also be picking late in the first round next year. So those two first-round picks all of a sudden start to look a lot more reasonable for a team that could just be a Crosby away from a Super Bowl."

In short, it sounds like the Raiders want it known that they won't be lowering their alleged asking price regarding Crosby's services before players begin working out at the upcoming scouting combine.