Raiders' Maxx Crosby upset with team over IR decision, NFL insider says

Las Vegas Raiders prima Maxx Crosby is "not happy" aft the squad decided to unopen him down for the last 2 games of the season, FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer said Sunday.

Glazer relayed what Crosby told him connected "FOX NFL Sunday" arsenic the squad gears up to instrumentality connected the New York Giants with the losing squad receiving a amended accidental of wrapping up the No. 1 prime of the 2026 NFL Draft.

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Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby (98) looks connected from the sideline during the archetypal 4th against the Chicago Bears astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imagn Images)

"Jay, I play football. This is what I do," Glazer said Crosby told him. "I’ve had a genu wounded since similar Week 3. I played with it the full time. They told maine (they would) unopen maine down. I was like, ‘No, perfectly not.’ I play football. There’s nary shutting it down for me. I privation to beryllium retired there. I privation to beryllium retired determination with my teammates."

Glazer said the determination conscionable "wasn’t acceptable" to Crosby.

Crosby posted a video connected his Instagram Stories connected Saturday nighttime playing hoops and jumping connected a trampoline successful what seemed to beryllium a wide connection directed astatine the franchise.

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Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby (98) against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL crippled astatine State Farm Stadium connected Aug. 23, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The Raiders defended their determination to enactment Crosby connected injured reserve.

"We person made the determination to spot Maxx Crosby connected the Reserve/Injured database for the remainder of the 2025 season. After deliberate and thorough consultation with aggregate apical aesculapian professionals, it became wide that this determination is successful the champion involvement of some the franchise and the player," the squad said. "Maxx is the eventual warrior, and helium has fought highly hard to vie each week with his teammates since injuring his genu mid-season.

"We are grateful for his bonzer contributions. He is simply a existent Raider connected and disconnected the tract — we look guardant to his enactment and toughness into 2026 and beyond."

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Crosby had 10 sacks successful 15 games this season. He’s had astatine slightest 10 sacks successful 3 of the past 4 seasons.

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