Although they eventually decided to send him to the Baltimore Ravens, the Las Vegas Raiders had no shortage of suitors for Maxx Crosby. Yes, Eric DeCosta and the Baltimore front office ponied up the most draft capital, but several teams were willing to give up hefty packages for the star pass-rusher.
Notably, the Dallas Cowboys made three separate offers to John Spytek and the Raiders' brass for Crosby, upping the ante each time. Ultimately, they offered the No. 12 overall pick in this year's draft and a second-rounder in 2027. But no dice on Las Vegas' end.
No matter how much Dallas seemingly wanted Crosby just weeks ago, rambunctious Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, of course, weighed in on all the drama. And Raider Nation knows that he's bluffing about any hesitations he had about acquiring Crosby. He practically said so himself.
Las Vegas Raiders fans know Jerry Jones' Maxx Crosby remarks aren't true
Jones, at the NFL Annual League Meeting, was asked about how the whole Crosby situation went down, and what the Cowboys may have done with similar information. And it may not be a stretch to say that Jones lied through his teeth.
“For me, there’s no hidden item there,” Jones said. “You have to pass a physical. You have to. And we’ve never completed an agreement until the player passes a physical. That implies that your doctors, your trainers and everybody involved gets to take a look at him.
“That goes with the territory. We would have basically had the same conditions with the physical. As you know, we were in on making an offer for him. So he would have come to Dallas, and we’ll all just guess what would have happened.”
It should be noted that, yes, the Dallas Cowboys' team doctor was someone whom the Baltimore Ravens consulted about Crosby's medicals. But that is assuming that Crosby's medicals were the reason for the trade falling through in the first place.
Ironically enough, Jones said later in the interview, when asked about kicking the tires on a Crosby trade in the future, that, "Standing here right now, I don’t anticipate revisiting that situation." But before ruling it out entirely, Jones said, "Is it possible? Yes."
That doesn't sound like something that a person with major concerns about a long-term injury would say. If the future is that bleak for Crosby's knee, then why would Jones even consider revisiting the idea down the road? The answer is that Jones is bluffing; it is as clear as day.
Now, that doesn't mean Crosby is going to be on the next jet to Dallas. But it means that, should he find himself on the trade block again, Raider Nation should anticipate the Cowboys checking in on a player whom they have always been infatuated with.