HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are giving three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby a $6 million raise for next season without adding any years to his current contract, league sources tell Keynote USA’s Adam Schefter Thursday.
The Raiders are also moving an additional $1.2 million for the 2025 season, according to sources.
Crosby, a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2019 out of Eastern Michigan, has become the face of the franchise since signing a four-year extension with $95 million in new money and more than $53 million guaranteed on Sept. 11. March 2022.
Since then, he has racked up 27.0 of his 52.0 career sacks, while twice finishing in the top 6 of NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting and finishing second-team All-Pro last season, when he had 14.5 catches, the best mark of his career. Crosby was previously a second-team All-Pro selection after the 2021 season and Pro Bowl defensive MVP in 2022.
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“I don’t know if my rookie year seems like 20 years ago or two days ago,” Crosby said at the start of Las Vegas’ offseason training program in April. “For me it’s crazy.
“But yeah, it’s been a blessing. I mean, it’s been a damn ride, and for me, the only thing that matters at the end of the day is winning, winning for this organization. I put my heart and soul into this, and I want to be the best leader and teammate I can be on a daily basis, and being a Raider is something special to me. I have real relationships from the owner to the janitor. I’m here every day, it’s like a family. a lot of teams that operate like us, and we just have to translate that into winning and it’s exciting to get things going again.”
Crosby, who will turn 27 in August, was due to have base salaries of $19.01 million, $21.038 million and $21.038 million the next three seasons, according to Keynote USA Stats & Information.
It’s rare for a team to give a player a raise without adding additional years to the contract. Crosby has been praised for his constant presence at the team facility during offseason workouts.
“For example, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., every day,” coach Antonio Pierce said at the owners’ meetings in March. “Every day (Crosby) shows up ready to work. So when you have those types of people in your building, whether vocally or by example, you have a good culture and a good place.”
Crosby has also served as an inspiration by going public with his battle with sobriety since spending part of the offseason following his rookie season in rehab.
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