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Maxx Crosby continues to show gratitude to Eastern Michigan for developing him into a player who was a fourth-round draft pick by the Las Vegas Raiders and became one of the top pass rushers in the NFL.
EMU announced Monday that Crosby will be the assistant general manager for the football program, making him the first active NFL player to take such a position.
Crosby, 27, will assist in evaluating high school and transfer portal prospects for head coach Chris Creighton, while also helping to manage the program's NIL and revenue share budget, according to a statement released by the university.
Additionally, Crosby will work as a special assistant to athletic director Scott Wetherbee on fundraising, alumni relations and student-athlete support.
The donation Crosby mentioned is an initiative called the "Maxx Match," in which he will match all contributions made to the EMU football program made before the end of May, up to $100,000. This is in addition to the $1 million Crosby and his wife previously donated to the school in 2023, for which the program named the field at Rynearson Stadium after him.
EMU is going further in making Crosby a larger face of the football program, announcing the weakside defensive end position on the depth chart will be changed from "LEO" to "MAXX." Also, the team's top pass rusher will now wear Crosby's jersey No. 92 in tribute to his contributions to the program.
Crosby joined Stephen Curry, recently named assistant GM at Davidson College, as a current professional athlete to take an administrative position that's become increasingly crucial for college athletic programs. Trae Young took an assistant GM position role at Oklahoma, while Terance Mann did the same at Florida State. Former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck recently became the GM of Stanford football.
The four-time Pro Bowler recently signed a three-year, $106.5 million contract extension with the Raiders, which made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL at the time. (He was soon overtaken by Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett.)
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EMU announced Monday that Crosby will be the assistant general manager for the football program, making him the first active NFL player to take such a position.
Crosby, 27, will assist in evaluating high school and transfer portal prospects for head coach Chris Creighton, while also helping to manage the program's NIL and revenue share budget, according to a statement released by the university.
Additionally, Crosby will work as a special assistant to athletic director Scott Wetherbee on fundraising, alumni relations and student-athlete support.
The donation Crosby mentioned is an initiative called the "Maxx Match," in which he will match all contributions made to the EMU football program made before the end of May, up to $100,000. This is in addition to the $1 million Crosby and his wife previously donated to the school in 2023, for which the program named the field at Rynearson Stadium after him.
EMU is going further in making Crosby a larger face of the football program, announcing the weakside defensive end position on the depth chart will be changed from "LEO" to "MAXX." Also, the team's top pass rusher will now wear Crosby's jersey No. 92 in tribute to his contributions to the program.
Crosby joined Stephen Curry, recently named assistant GM at Davidson College, as a current professional athlete to take an administrative position that's become increasingly crucial for college athletic programs. Trae Young took an assistant GM position role at Oklahoma, while Terance Mann did the same at Florida State. Former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck recently became the GM of Stanford football.
The four-time Pro Bowler recently signed a three-year, $106.5 million contract extension with the Raiders, which made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL at the time. (He was soon overtaken by Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett.)
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