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The Las Vegas Raiders added key help for presumed starting quarterback Aidan O’Connell in the 2024 NFL Draft with offensive players taken in the first three picks. First round selection Brock Bowers out of Georgia is expected to add a security blanket as a pass catcher over the middle and a talented blocker on the […]

Derek Carr’s first season with the New Orleans Saints didn’t exactly go according to plan, but he’s hoping the 2024 campaign will bring better things for him and his new team. One game he will surely have circled on his calendar is when he goes up against his former team in the Las Vegas Raiders, […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made a significant move at the start of free agency by signing ex-Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl defensive tackle Christian Wilkins to a four-year deal. The contract is worth a base value of $110 million, with $84.75 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport’s report on Monday. Wilkins, a dominant […]

The Las Vegas Raiders offseason has been a busy one thus far, and it could prove to be one that ends up being transformative for one of the NFL’s most storied franchises. Antonio Pierce is in (without an interim tag) to the delight of many of his players. Running back Josh Jacobs is out, and […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was on the show “The Pivot Podcast” with Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder where he talked about how he talks to his top players like stars Davante Adams and Maxx Crosby. He said candidly to the hosts of the podcast that while they are all cool […]

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby has continued to improve every he’s been in the league. He’s been overshadowed and outcasted because of issues off the field, but the tape doesn’t lie. Crosby is one of the best defensive players in the NFL, leading the Raiders unit for the past few years. Former NFL player […]

Maxx Crosby is taking advantage of the lengthy offseason to get back in shape. The Las Vegas Raiders’ defensive star has made the decision to forego the Pro Bowl. Instead, Will Anderson from the Houston Texans will have to take his place. There is an underlying reason for this and it is more than understandable. […]

On Friday, the Las Vegas Raiders officially announced that their head coach of the future will be Antonio Pierce. Pierce took over for the Raiders midway through this past season after the team fired previous head coach Josh McDaniels, and although the team was unable to make it to the postseason, the Las Vegas brass […]

Player unity is a powerful thing. And the longer the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching search stretches out, the harder it will be for owner Mark Davis to ignore it. Another member of the team is voicing his support for Antonio Pierce, and doing it in an extremely straightforward and concise way. Maxx Crosby took […]

On Thursday, the Phoenix Suns went to Los Angeles and showed what happens when their Big Three gets going. Behind Bradley Beal’s best game of the season, the Suns took down the Los Angeles Lakers, silencing the entire Crypto.com Arena with a blowout. As expected in most Laker home games, there were famous names watching […]

There remains plenty of uncertainty within the Las Vegas Raiders organization. After finishing with an 8-9 record, falling short of the postseason in the process, the Raiders are now looking for a new head coach, a new general manager, and a search for a new defensive coordinator could soon join that to-do list. Nonetheless, one […]

The curtains have started closing for the Las Vegas Raiders’ NFL Playoffs hopes. But, this does not mean that their season completely ended in despair. Maxx Crosby and the rest of the squad have been actively lobbying for Antonio Pierce to get the head coaching job. This plea comes from a point of wanting continuity. […]

The end of the regular season is approaching, which means the Las Vegas Raiders will conduct its head coaching search soon. However, it sounds like Davante Adams and Maxx Crosby are hoping Antonio Pierce retains the job amid the ongoing rumors involving Jim Harbaugh. Adams and Crosby were both vocal about wanting Pierce to be […]

There is still no certainty regarding who will take over the reins as the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. However, Antonio Pierce has led this squad to a lot of success and upsets over teams that were supposedly stronger than them. They just got a win over the Kansas City Chiefs which […]

The Las Vegas Raiders started out the season in disappointing fashion. Since then, they’ve managed to scratch and claw their way back to respectability. The Raiders are 7-8 on the season, two games behind the Kansas City Chiefs in the win column and tied with the Broncos for second place. While a playoff berth is […]

When the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs match up on Christmas Day, don’t expect to see Maxx Crosby and Patrick Mahomes exchanging gifts or holiday well-wishes. Sure, they might exchange some (not-so-friendly) trash talk with a few profanities thrown in there, but that will be the extent of it. The Raiders and Chiefs […]

From start to finish, the Las Vegas Raiders had no mercy for the Los Angeles Chargers during their 63-21 Thursday Night Football win. The Raiders wasted no time, racing to a 21-point first quarter lead and scoring 42 total points after just the first half. Despite leading 42-0 at the half, the Raiders had no […]

The 5-8 Las Vegas Raiders got a major boost ahead of their Thursday Night Football clash against the Los Angeles Chargers with the news that WR Davante Adams and DE Maxx Crosby are both on track to play. Adams (illness) and Crosby (knee) have both been listed as questionable on practice reports this week. Both […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to have one of their best defensive players in Week 14. Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby is good to play in a game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, per NFL Network. Crosby has been battling a knee injury. Crosby had been limited in practice due to the injury, and […]

If the Raiders are going to record a home victory over the Vikings in Week 14, one of the keys will be making sure they put adequate pressure on Minnesota quarterback Josh Dobbs. The Raiders’ top attribute in that area is defensive end Maxx Crosby, who already has 11.5 sacks this season. However, Crosby did […]

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby was apparently dealing with more than the knee issue that made him appear as “doubtful” on the injury list ahead of their Week 12 showdown against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Via ESPN, Crosby revealed following the Raiders’ 31-17 loss that he made a trip to […]

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby is making a major effort to play in Week 12 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The star pass rusher is dealing with a knee injury but is making a last-minute push to stay active as the Raiders try to stay alive in the playoff race. Crosby faces a steep […]

Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to a knee injury, but he reportedly is pushing to play and there is a realistic chance that he does, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Maxx Crosby got hurt in the Raiders’ loss […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will try to upset the Kansas City Chiefs at home on Sunday. They may have to play without star defensive end Maxx Crosby though, who reportedly would have missed practice for a second consecutive day Thursday due to a knee injury, via Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It should […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have many challenges ahead after the firing of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler. The Raiders have a losing record and are at the bottom of the AFC West. Despite their shortcomings, Las Vegas won a game on Sunday under interim head coach Antonio Pierce. DE Maxx Crosby recently addressed a rumor […]

This has been a tumultuous week for the Las Vegas Raiders. They were beaten on Monday night by the Detroit Lions, and the game was not as close as the 26-14 score would indicate. One of the Raiders touchdowns came on a 75-yard interception return by cornerback Marcus Petersn, but the Las Vegas offensive display […]

The Raiders dropped a tough road game to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night. Maxx Crosby went bonkers in his return to the Great Lakes State. The Lapeer, Michigan native and Eastern Michigan alumnus had two total sacks and a forced fumble against Jared Goff and a star-studded Lions offensive line. The Raiders are looking […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made a dramatic move this week as head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler were fired. Owner Mark Davis had expected to see significant improvement this season but the Raiders had fallen to 3-5 after a Monday night loss to the Detroit Lions, and the huge move was made. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders trailed the Detroit Lions by 12 points as their Monday Night Football matchup with the Lions in Detroit began to wind down. The Raiders’ Maxx Crosby dominated in front of the Michigan fans as the Lapeer, MI native played in Detroit’s backfield for much of the game. Crosby’s insanely cool tattoo […]

The Detroit Lions’ Jahmyr Gibbs has been one of the most enigmatic rookies of the 2023-2024 season. The Alabama Crimson Tide alumnus has flashed all-world ability with the Lions. He finally put it all together on Monday night vs. the Raiders with arguably his best performance of the year. Raiders star Maxx Crosby played in […]

Las Vegas Raiders defensive star Maxx Crosby let the Detroit Lions know–both in words and action–that they won’t have an easy time scoring against him. Late in the second quarter, Crosby stopped the Lions from gaining ground on a backfield play. As Jahmyr Gibbs tried to run with the ball, the Raiders defensive end was […]

Amid another stellar season, Maxx Crosby is further proving to be on a different level than most defensive players in the NFL. The Las Vegas Raiders edge-rusher is among the best sack artists in the game and has the drive that few latch themselves onto. “I don’t ever want to look back and be like, […]

The Detroit Lions are set to face off against the Las Vegas Raiders at home this week on Monday Night Football, and Dan Campbell explained how tough it will be to face star pass rusher Maxx Crosby. “This is the most disruptive defensive player we’ve played this year,” Dan Campbell said, via Colton Pouncy of […]

The Las Vegas Raiders sit at 3-4 heading into Week 8 and are still in contention for a Wild Card berth. With the 2023 NFL trade deadline approaching on October 31, the Raiders are on the borderline of being buyers and sellers and could actually decide to do both. The team has several needs on […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been staying afloat in playoff contention for the past few games. But, a lot of their games are won by the secondary. This is with Maxx Crosby leading the helm in the field and Josh McDaniels taking care of their schematics. Their recent win against the New England Patriots proved […]

Maxx Crosby has been doing well in leading the Las Vegas Raiders secondary squad. His agility to cover routes and take down hefty offensive players was on show against the Mac Jones-led New England Patriots. But, he does not enter games without any inspiration. Much like any star athlete he aspires to be like Michael […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have surprisingly moved to second in the AFC West after defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday. As the Raiders move to 3-3 coming off back-to-back wins, defensive end Maxx Crosby was glowing about his coach, Josh McDaniels. “Coach McDaniels has done an awesome job and the guys love him,” Crosby […]

Is Las Vegas Raiders superstar defensive end Maxx Crosby the NFL Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) after his performance in Week 5 on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers? He should be, and here is why. Raiders DE Maxx Crosby for NFL Defensive Player of the Year Maxx Crosby was incredible in […]

Maxx Crosby is making his presence known for the Raiders amid the team’s poor start. The Raiders have begun the season with a 1-2 record but fans have grown restless with some of the unsavory aspects of what has been happening on the field thus far. Las Vegas agreed to a contract with a former […]