Speculation that the Los Angeles Rams might be in the Maxx Crosby market can be put to rest after the Las Vegas Raiders traded the pass rusher to the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. The Ravens traded two first round picks, including the 14th overall pick in 2026, to acquire Crosby.
The Raiders now hold picks 1 and 14, with the first of those almost certainly being used to select quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
The Raiders have a lot of buying power in the next two drafts, but will they have any idea what to do with it? Meanwhile, the Ravens clearly want to maximize their window of opportunity while there’s still a belief in Lamar Jackson as a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback. Baltimore now adds Crosby to a defense with players like Kyle Hamilton and Roquan Smith for new defensive-minded head coach Jesse Minter.
There probably wasn’t much heat to the idea that the Rams would trade for Crosby, especially after dealing for Trent McDuffie, although they certainly could have tried since they own a pick higher than the one coming from Baltimore. It’s just a matter of whether or not Crosby is a significant enough upgrade to Byron Young or not.
This ends months of speculation of what will happen with one star NFL player on the move, but is the first domino for many more.
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