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03/10 19:22 CDT Raiders say Ravens have backed out of deal to send star pass
rusher Maxx Crosby to Baltimore
Raiders say Ravens have backed out of deal to send star pass rusher Maxx Crosby
to Baltimore
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) --- The Las Vegas Raiders said Baltimore has backed out of
the trade that was supposed to send star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Ravens
for two first-round draft picks.
The deal was agreed to last Friday but couldn't be finalized until the start of
the league year on Wednesday. The Raiders announced Tuesday evening that
Baltimore backed out of the deal. The team said it had no further comment.
Crosby underwent surgery in January to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee
and would have needed to pass a physical for the deal to be finalized. He
missed the final two games of the season because the injury despite wanting to
play through it at the time.
Crosby said on a recent appearance on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" that he was
"ahead of schedule" in his rehab.
The addition of Crosby was supposed to be the piece to help lift the Ravens
over the top, with the draft picks expected to be part of a rebuilding effort
for the Raiders.
The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks and a career-high 28 tackles for loss last
season, and has reached double- digit sacks four times in his seven seasons.
Baltimore, which has a first-year coach in Jesse Minter, is in a win-now mode
with three-time All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson. Crosby would have been a
significant boost for a defense that finished tied for 28th in the league in
sacks with only 30 last season.
The Raiders own the No. 1 pick in the draft and are widely expected to select
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Las Vegas has been extremely aggressive
at the start of free agency, agreeing to deals with several new players and
agreeing to trade quarterback Geno Smith to the New York Jets, according to
several people familiar with the moves who spoke on condition of anonymity
because the deals can't be finalized until Wednesday.
The biggest move the Raiders made was agreeing to a deal with three-time Pro
Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum. He gets a three-year, $81 million contract with
$60 million guaranteed to leave Baltimore and join Las Vegas.
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