Maxx Crosby’s season appears to be over.
The Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher is expected to undergo ankle surgery that will likely end his 2024 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. At the very least, Crosby has been officially ruled out for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Crosby will reportedly undergo arthroscopic surgery on Monday that will determine if more surgery is needed. That ankle has bothered Crosby since Las Vegas’ Week 2 game against the Baltimore Ravens, but his doctors are concerned the injury is worse than previously believed.
If Crosby is truly finished, it will be a huge blow to a team that was already finished. The Raiders’ record stands at 2-11, even though Crosby is tied for the NFL lead in tackles for loss with 17, along with 7.5 sacks, 45 tackles and five passes defensed. According to Pro Football Focus, he also ranks sixth in the league with 54 total pressures.
With the Raiders eliminated from playoff contention and in the race for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, there’s little reason to bring Crosby back even in the best of times.
Crosby’s future with Las Vegas was an unknown at the NFL trade deadline and could remain so this offseason, as he is under contract for two more seasons and could get a slew of draft picks if the Raiders decide to commit with a youth movement. However, Raiders owner Mark Davis has done his best to dispel those rumors:
“We are not trading Maxx Crosby,” Davis said in an email to ESPN. “Before or after the trade deadline!!!”
That probably won’t be enough to stop the speculation this offseason.