{"id":475826,"date":"2025-12-27T22:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T22:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/475826\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T22:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T22:41:14","slug":"raiders-open-up-on-maxx-crosby-ir-decision-after-walkout-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/475826\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders open up on Maxx Crosby IR decision after walkout drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Raiders further explained their side of the Maxx Crosby drama one day after he walked out of the team\u2019s facility<\/a>, once the decision was made he would not play Sunday.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Las Vegas made clear it wanted to sit the five-time Pro Bowler for the final two games of the regular season \u2014 including this weekend\u2019s matchup with the fellow 2-13 Giants<\/a> \u2014 over injury concerns, leading to him leaving the building. <\/p>\n

One day later, the Raiders said they\u2019d be putting him on season-ending injured reserve and that they hope to have Crosby in the fold for years to come. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made the decision to place Maxx Crosby on the Reserve\/Injured list for the remainder of the 2025 season,\u201d the Raiders said. \u201cAfter deliberate and thorough consultation with multiple top medical professionals, it became clear that this decision is in the best interest of both the franchise and the player.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaxx is the ultimate warrior, and he has fought extremely hard to compete each week with his teammates since injuring his knee mid-season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LasLas Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) reacts after a tackle against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Around the same time as the Saturday statement from the team came out, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported<\/a> that Crosby was expected to need knee surgery that would keep him out into the offseason.<\/p>\n

Crosby has dealt with the knee injury since October, and on Friday, head coach Pete Carroll told reporters that a team evaluation earlier this week said his knee \u201clooks too bad.\u201d The bench boss added that he would have probably walked out of the facility as well if he were in Crowby\u2019s shoes.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe knows that he\u2019s banged up, so he\u2019s talking about, \u2018I\u2019d like to get out of here.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Yeah, get out of here.\u2019 So he took off,\u201d Carroll said. \u201c\u2026 This didn\u2019t just spring on him. We\u2019ve been talking about it, and it was exactly what you would think he would do and he should do. I agree with him 1,000 percent on how he responded, and I [would have] responded the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the Raiders and Giants potentially playing to see who will get the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, many have said it is a win-by-losing affair. Crosby made clear earlier in the week that he wants no part of a \u201ctankathon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MaxxMaxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders runs off the field after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 14, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I don\u2019t give a s\u2013t about the pick, to be honest,\u201d\u00a0Crosby told local reporters<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t play for that, that\u2019s not my job. My job is to be the best defensive end in the world and that\u2019s what I focus on every day and being a great leader and influence and being that guy on a consistent basis for my team.<\/p>\n

Crosby, with 10 sacks under his belt this season, is under contract with the Raiders through the 2029 season, though there is a potential out in the deal in 2028.<\/p>\n

Vegas, however, reiterated its commitment to the star defensive lineman.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful for his extraordinary contributions,\u201d the team added. \u201cHe is a true Raider on and off the field \u2013 we look forward to his leadership and toughness into 2026 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Raiders further explained their side of the Maxx Crosby drama one day after he walked out of…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":475827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,535,405,403,5226,5225,1232,5228,5227,73732,62,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-475826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-pete-carroll","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115793946151863267","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}