Edge rusher Maxx Crosby entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2019. He expects to leave the NFL many years from now, still with the Raiders.
Crosby, 26, noted this week that there’s something special about great players who play their entire careers in one place.
“O guys who inspire me It’s the Kobes [Bryant] and the [Michael] Jordans; the guys who stayed in the same place and won in the same place,” Crosby said on The Jim Rome Show, via NFL.com. “No offense to guys like LeBron [James] and these guys. I’m not going to criticize them, but they took the easy way out and that’s not how I see it.
“Going through the ups and downs and the hardships will make it so much more enjoyable when I win a Super Bowl. So, I intend to stay here for a long time and I intend to win here. this contract, I didn’t have any kind of thought or idea of leaving, I feel like I’ll be a Raider for the rest of my life.
Crosby’s current contract runs through 2026, but he has no more guaranteed money after this season.
Despite three Pro Bowls in his five seasons, he played in just one playoff game. The Raiders are 39-45, including the postseason loss, in his time with them.
But Crosby got the head coach he wanted when the Raiders gave Antonio Pierce the full-time job and added Gardner Minshew, Alexander Mattison, Michael Gallup and Christian Wilkins. So, they think they are building something special.
