Maxx Crosby might not be on the move after all.
The Ravens have “backed out” of the trade to send the star edge rusher to Baltimore, according to a statement from the Raiders on Tuesday night. NFL Network reported the deal is off due to a medical reason.
The Athletic’s Dianna Russini added that Crosby, who underwent meniscus surgery in January, failed his physical.
The trade falling through means the Ravens will get back the two first-round picks they had traded to obtain Crosby.
Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders celebrates after a sack during the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 22, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images
“The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of our trade agreement for Maxx Crosby. We have no further comment at this time,” the statement from Las Vegas read.
The five-time Pro Bowler would have provided new Ravens head coach Jesse Minter an instant boost. Now, this shocking reversal puts a lot in flux for both teams.
The end of the 2025 season was a contentious one for Crosby, who stormed out of the Raiders’ facility before the team’s Week 16 game after the team had concerns over his knee and had plans to sit him for the final two contests.
Then-head coach Pete Carroll explained the Raiders’ decision shortly after.
“He knows that he’s banged up, so he’s talking about, ‘I’d like to get out of here.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, get out of here.’ So he took off,” Carroll said. “… This didn’t just spring on him. We’ve been talking about it, and it was exactly what you would think he would do and he should do. I agree with him 1,000 percent on how he responded, and I [would have] responded the same way.”
After his season was over, Crosby joined the “Let’s Go!” podcast to express his side of the situation, but her did not go into too many details.
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“When it comes to football, there’s certain things that I truly believe in, and I feel like there’s core principles that you gotta live by, and there’s a certain way the game needs to be played,” Crosby said. “And there’s a certain approach that you have when you go into the field. And the way you look at it, from my perspective, is you play to win. You play for your teammates, you put everything you have into the game, no matter what it is. There’s gonna be bumps and bruises. You’re gonna be banged up. That is a part of the game and the nature of the beast.”
In 15 games, Crosby still had 10 sacks and 73 tackles to get his fifth straight Pro Bowl nod.
Where he ends up now, though, remains to be seen.