Are the Raiders still open to the idea of trading Maxx Crosby?
Based on comments from ESPN’s Adam Schefter last week, Crosby isn’t going anywhere. But there has been some chatter in recent days that Crosby’s status with the Raiders isn’t quite as comfortable and cozy as it has been portrayed.
Whether that’s accurate or not remains to be seen, but the California Post’s Vinny Bonsignore made an interesting series of statements on Monday (on the Raiders flagship radio station no less), and it sounded like Bonsignore might be leaning toward the possibility of a Crosby trade actually coming together.
Bonsignore has been well-connected with the Los Angeles Rams for years, and he discussed the Rams as a potential trade partner for Crosby. The long time Raiders and Rams beat writer even made the argument that Crosby’s trade value might be worth more to the organization than his presence on the field considering the Raiders aren’t perceived to be on the doorstep of competing for a Super Bowl.
“[The Rams] have players that they could give up… some pretty good ones at [Crosby’s] position, quite honestly. Jared Verse comes to mind. Somebody that is going to be due for a contract, plays the same [position]. There’s a lot of different ways that they could do that,” Bonsignore said on Raider Nation Radio’s Morning Tailgate.
“The Rams aren’t the Ravens. I’ll also put that out there right now… If you’re the Raiders, you have to be listening. I’m telling you that right now. You have got to be listening because you’re where you are right now. This is where you are. You’re not knocking on the door for the Super Bowl. Everything is about the future,” Bonsignore continued.
“Everything is about Fernando Mendoza and the future and building this the right way. I’m not saying that they’re by any means shopping a Maxx Crosby at this point… but I know, I don’t even think, I know that there’s interest from other teams in him and somebody could make just as the Cincinnati Bengals did for Dexter Lawrence. Look, the Giants didn’t have to do anything… but somebody came up with an offer that they couldn’t refuse and that’s where I’m headed with that. And there’s definitely, without question, one thousand percent an offer that the Raiders would be interested in.”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Crosby’s name is coming up again in trade conversations, and there’s no question that if a trade comes together (again), everyone involved is going to make sure it doesn’t play out in the public arena the way the Baltimore agreement did.
One other detail to keep in mind is that several reports said Crosby had issues with certain people in the Raiders’ building. Spytek said this week that he and Crosby talked through things, but it’s widely believed that Crosby’s concerns weren’t necessarily with Spytek.
Maybe everything between Crosby and the Raiders is back to roses and rainbows, but the team traded him once and it would be naive to believe it can’t happen again.
x: @raidersbeat
RIP #53 – A DRAFT DAY DESTINY & MIRACLE
Rod Martin #53 was drafted by John Madden and the defending World Champion Oakland Raiders last pick of the 12th round in 1977. Yes, there were twelve rounds back then and Rod Martin, the 210 pound Linebacker soaking wet, out of USC was a long shot. You see John Madden on this draft day called his childhood and hometown friend, USC’s Head Coach John Robinson with a question in the twelfth round.
* John Madden, “Coach, do you have any players left on that USC roster that can help my team?
* John Robinson, “Coach, if you draft Rod Martin he will make your roster and your team.” The Raiders turned their card in the 12th round and Rod Martin’s name was called to conclude the Raiders draft and the rest is history. No one would have thought this undersized long shot would have made a diffrence. He went on to have a great career as a starter, he won two Superbowls and set a record of three interceptions in Super Bowl XV, picking off Ron Jarworski three times. Martin seemed to have his best games in big games, like all the greats.
Martin also beat the odds in that we he was with us for 74 years, the average life span of NFL players from this era is approximately 65 years of age.
Here is to hoping that we find some diamonds in the rough late in this years draft like the late great Rod Martin #53.
Once a Raider always,
WEST SIDE
RN
SINCE 1974
RIP #53 – A DRAFT DAY DESTINY & MIRACLE
Rod Martin #53 was drafted by John Madden and the defending World Champion Oakland Raiders last pick of the 12th round in 1977. Yes, there were twelve rounds back then and Rod Martin, the 210 pound Linebacker soaking wet, out of USC was a long shot. You see John Madden on this draft day called his childhood and hometown friend, USC’s Head Coach John Robinson with a question in the twelfth round.
* John Madden, “Coach, do you have any players left on that USC roster that can help my team?
* John Robinson, “Coach, if you draft Rod Martin he will make your roster and your team.” The Raiders turned their card in the 12th round and Rod Martin’s name was called to conclude the Raiders draft and the rest is history. No one would have thought this undersized long shot would have made a diffrence. He went on to have a great career as a starter, he won two Superbowls and set a record of three interceptions in Super Bowl XV, picking off Ron Jarworski three times. Martin seemed to have his best games in big games, like all the greats.
Martin also beat the odds in that we he was with us for 74 years, the average life span of NFL players from this era is approximately 65 years of age.
Here is to hoping that we find some diamonds in the rough late in this years draft like the late great Rod Martin #53.
Once a Raider always,
WEST SIDE
RN
SINCE 1974
REVISED DRAFT BASED ON NEW PROJECTIONS….
1. FERNANDO MENDOZA
2. DANI DENNIS-SUTTON
3. MIKE WASHINGTON JR.
4. KEVIN COLEMAN JR.
5. JUDE BOWRY
6. JAEDEN ROBERTS
7. ZANE DURANT
8. VJ PAYNE
9. ANDRE FULLER
10. ERIC GENTRY
Two first’s and a player. Not Verse.
Spytek needs to get in his head that the end of the day he has to draft players & not tell us “how we are building for the future”.
Chicago, NE, Denver, Washington all have playoff wins in the last 2 years with 1st round quarterbacks from 2024. Nix is th worst of that group yet probably is on the most talented team. Spytek better not think he’s got 10 years & consistently make up excuses like Reggie & Ziegler did. It’s why those 2 morons are on the least talented team in the NFL.
Vinny B. got tossed out of Vegas on his ***. Didn’t even get a Bus Ticket… He would write anything if he thought it might disrupt the Raiders. He is a “Writer” of nothing of consequence…
As much as it may seem to be a possibility, there are players start and end their careers with one team.