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The NFL new year doesn't officially start until Wednesday. That hasn't prevented teams from working out trades that will be official when the new year kicks off. On Friday, the Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens agreed to a stunning deal. Baltimore will receive 5-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby from Las Vegas in return for its 2026 and 2027 first-round draft picks. The deal ends drama around Crosby, who has starred for a struggling Raiders franchise and was sat down for the final games of the 2025 season.
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Crosby played college football at Eastern Michigan in the MAC from 2016-18. He was in on 162 tackles, 41 for losses and had 20 sacks, including 11 in 2017.
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Crosby was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft, 106th overall.
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Crosby's career in Las Vegas saw him bookend 10-sack seasons in 2019 and 2025. Overall, he has 69.5 sacks and 278 solo tackles. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end was in on 133 tackles for losses, including a career-high 28 in 15 games last season.
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The Ravens will have Crosby under team control for four seasons, with a cap hit of $35.8 million for 2026. He will play for new Baltimore head coach Jesse Minter, who formerly was defensive coordinator for Michigan and the Los Angeles Chargers. The defensive coordinator with the Ravens will be Anthony Weaver.
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Crosby is the impetus behind a nonprofit organization, the Maxx Crosby Foundation, that dedicates itself to "the support of teen substance abuse intervention, youth health and wellness, animal rescue, abuse prevention, and other charitable causes.
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: 5 things to know about star DE Maxx Crosby
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