Photos of Raiders owner Mark Davis and player Maxx CrosbyMark Davis and Maxx Crosby (Photos via Getty Images)
Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis has disclosed the team’s plans regarding star defensive end Maxx Crosby.

The Pro Bowler has been the subject of rife trade rumors heading into the November 5 deadline. However, any chatter over a move can now be shut down as Davis has made it clear that the 27-year-old is unavailable.

The Raiders owner emailed ESPN this weekend, relaying as much to the network as he told them there’s no chance of a deal involving Crosby.

“We’re Not Trading Maxx Crosby,” he wrote in the email. “Before Or After The Trade Deadline!!!”

Maxx Crosby Wants To Stay Put

While the Raiders aren’t looking to let Crosby go, other teams have been weighing up moves that could at least get the AFC outfit to consider a trade.

Still, an NFL insider has told The Worldwide Leader in Sports that “it would be beyond shocking” if the two-time Second-Team All-Pro left the Raiders before the deadline.

Richard Seymour, the team’s new minority stakeholder, has also claimed he doesn’t see “heartbeat of our team” being traded.

“If I’m the Lions, I want to come get Maxx Crosby too,” he said on ‘The Adam Schefter Podcast.’ “Why wouldn’t they? He’s the heartbeat of our team. But that would be Mark Davis’ decision, and I don’t see him making that decision to trade away Maxx Crosby.”
Maxx Crosby in Raiders uniformMaxx Crosby (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

For his part, Crosby has indicated he would prefer to remain in Vegas amid the rumors.

“I’m sitting here innocently and just doing what I do, and I feel like I got to like address it with my teammates,” he offered during his ‘The Rush With Maxx Crosby’ podcast. “I’m like, ‘I’m not trying to leave.’

“I don’t have 100 percent control and all that, but I want to be here. I want to be silver and black. I’ll say it loud and f**king clear: I want to be a Raider. I’ve said that over and over and over again.”

VIDEO: Raiders Superstar Maxx Crosby Breaks His Silence & Gives The Most Awkard Explanation After Cameras Caught Him Shoving His Coach During Heated Sideline Altercation

Maxx Crosby walking on sideline (left). Crosby speaking to reporters (right).Maxx Crosby (Photos via CBS and FOX5 Vegas)
Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby had a strange post-game explanation over the shoving incident with assistant coach Mike Caldwell during Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Maxx Crosby and the Raiders suffered a second consecutive frustrating defeat in Week 6, falling 32-13 at home to the visiting Steelers. Las Vegas (2-4) has now lost three of their last four, with each defeat coming by double-digit points.

Cameras caught a frustrated-looking Crosby shove Caldwell, the Raiders’ coach and run game coordinator, on the sideline during the blowout loss:

Speaking to reporters after the game, Maxx Crosby stated that it was simply a “love push” for Caldwell and that their relationship is “great”, per ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez:

‘I have my phone blowing up as I’m in the cold tub, trying to get ready for next week already, and people, you know how they do it — they just spin narratives. Mike Caldwell’s a great dude. We have a great relationship and we do that all the time. It’s like people look at it, ‘Oh, they’re losing and then Maxx pushes him.

“That’s how we play football — we’re grown men, we’re alpha males, we don’t greet each other the same. So he was hyping me up and I hyped him up. We’re down, but it just showed we’re not quitting.”

 

Crosby himself had a fine performance on the field, tallying half a sack and two tackles for a loss. But the Raiders were gashed for 183 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 35 carries, and Steelers QB Justin Fields only had to complete 14 passes for 145 yards in the victory.

The Raiders will try to save their season and get back to 3-4 when they visit the banged-up Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium next Sunday.

Maxx Crosby Needs More Help On Defense

Las Vegas finished with a top-10 scoring defense a year ago for the first time since 2002, and there was hope that the unit would remain stingy this year with the addition of ex-Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins.

But the Raiders have now surrendered more than 30 points in each of the last two weeks, and it’s not like Bo Nix’s Denver Broncos and Justin Field’s Steelers are offensive juggernauts.

Crosby has done his part, logging 5.5 sacks and two pass breakups over five games. But the Raiders as a team aren’t generating enough pressure, and the young secondary simply isn’t making the stops that kept the group competitive last year.