The Raiders were adamant that they wanted two first-round picks for Maxx Crosby and based on reports over the weekend, it sounded like the Baltimore Ravens were the only team willing to hit that price point.

The Cowboys reportedly offered a first-round pick and a second-round pick for Crosby, but according to longtime NFL host Rich Eisen, there was actually another team offering two first-round picks.

“[The Ravens] didn’t overpay for [Crosby]. Another team on the list was New England. Number two on the list was Chicago,” Eisen said on the Rich Eisen Show on Monday.

“Word is Chicago did hit the two first overall pick demands, but the Ravens, instead of flipping him to another conference where they would only have to see Crosby one out of the next four years at a minimum, they flipped him in conference to the team that was fifth on that list in the Ravens. Because the Ravens two firsts are better than the Bears two firsts, at least in the first year where we know the Ravens are drafting in the middle of the first round.”

The Patriots were known to be interested in Crosby, but Sports Illustrated insider Hondo Carpenter pointed out last week that the visuals wouldn’t be great for Tom Brady if he sent Crosby to his former team.

Over the weekend, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said an “unnamed source” told him there was no way Tom [Brady] was sending Crosby to the Patriots.

It isn’t known what the Patriots were offering, but with New England being the AFC representative in the Super Bowl, it would have been a questionable decision by the Raiders to send one of the league’s best players to the reigning AFC Champion.

The Ravens should be a dangerous team in the AFC next year, but with a new coaching staff and Lamar Jackson showing some durability issues in recent years (he has missed 4+ games in 3 of the last 5 seasons), the Raiders might like their chances of the Ravens finishing the 2026 season with a worse record than the Bears.

As for the Raiders, they look like a team entering rebuild mode, but Raider Nation Radio host ‘JT the Brick’ said on Monday he still isn’t going to use that term.

“You will never hear the word ‘rebuild’ out of me,” JT said on his flagship radio show.

“I’ve been around football longer than most and I know that you don’t have to rebuild… and now people want me to frame this as a rebuild? The hell with those people. I ain’t using the word ‘rebuild.’ I never have and I’m not doing it now…”

“Yeah, it looks closer to a rebuild than I’ve ever seen in my almost 30 years with the Raiders… [but] you will never hear the word ‘rebuild’ out of me because I’ve been around football longer than most and I know you don’t have to rebuild.”

x: @raidersbeat