OT: The Raiders trade Maxx Crosby to the Ravens

Rollers · Mar 11, 2026 at 8:09 AM

S.T.D said: ↑

Hell no.
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I believe that Crosby is a much better player at this point

Steel_Elvis · Mar 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM

I think that cancellation of the trade is negative for the Steelers. Crosby is good, but I don’t think he’s as valuable for the Ravens for 2027 and beyond as the two 1st round picks and cap space that they will now have at their disposal.

steelersrule6 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Brice said: ↑

Maybe I am the only one connecting the Dots between the Raiders stealing Center Tyler Linderbaum from the Ravens, and the Ravens getting pissed and cancelling this trade just to get back at the Raiders for taking their Center.

I am assuming the Raiders were planning on using some of the money they were going to save with the Max Crosby deal to pay for Linderbaum's salary. Linderbaum's salary is so far over the market value of a center, the Ravens had to be pissed they couldn't compete with the crazy offer the Raiders gave their Center. (Creed Humphrey was the highest paid Center in the NFL at $18 million per year, Linderbaum's deal is for 3 years at $27 million per year)

Had to Check
Max Crosby deal to the Ravens occurred on Saturday
Linderbaum was signed by the Raiders on Monday.
Max Crosby Deal was cancelled on Tuesday.

FYI. The Raiders had an offer on the table for 4 years $88 million.
Ravens rumors: Baltimore offered Linderbaum $88 million pre-Raiders move
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The Raiders had the most cap space available they can afford to keep Crosby if they want to.

steelersrule6 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

I think that cancellation of the trade is negative for the Steelers. Crosby is good, but I don’t think he’s as valuable for the Ravens for 2027 and beyond as the two 1st round picks and cap space that they will now have at their disposal.
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Now the Ravens will probably draft a WR or OL the Steelers want in the first round .

blackandgoldpatrol · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM

steelersrule6 said: ↑

Now the Ravens will probably draft a WR or OL the Steelers want in the first round .
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It gets worse..... the Ravens just signed Trey Hendrickson,....... and kept their draft picks

Steelersfan43 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM

This is obvious the ravens have changed their minds...

OX1947 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM

Bad move by the Ravens. No one in the NFL will ever trust them. I hope it was worth it.

steelersrule6 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM

This sucks I thought he was out of the division.

OX1947 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM

steelersrule6 said: ↑

Now the Ravens will probably draft a WR or OL the Steelers want in the first round .
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Ravens haven’t been able to draft an elite receiver, ever really. Wouldn’t worry too much there.

steelersrule6 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM

OX1947 said: ↑

Ravens haven’t been able to draft an elite receiver, ever really. Wouldn’t worry too much there.
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But they will be in good position this year if they want to grab one of the top 3 receivers in the draft.

OX1947 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:15 AM

steelersrule6 said: ↑

But they will be in good position this year if they want to grab one of the top 3 receivers in the draft.
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not a big fan of drafting receivers in the first round in today’s NFL. Usually the system needs to be right and the QB has to be vertical. Which Lamar Jackson isn’t.

Formerscribe · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM

pczach said: ↑

This is news to me. I have it on great authority from some posters here that TJ Watt is fried, cooked, done, and has been for a couple years now. The team needs to dump him and move on. Trade him for a can of stewed tomatoes.

So you're telling us that a guy that is injured and has lesser numbers than Watt across the entire spectrum was traded for two first-round picks while others here are saying that TJ Watt can't play anymore, is stealing money with his contract, and wouldn't attract more than a low draft pick in a trade even though he has crushed this other player's impact stats every year for years now?

Wow....that almost doesn't make any sense.

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Nobody said he is done or fried, but sure, keep attacking those straw men.

Watt is on the decline, enough that giving him another massive contract last offseason was stupid.

Formerscribe · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM

Blast Furnace said: ↑

Meh, I dont think it’s anything more than the Ravens being uncomfortable about his medicals. Two draft picks is high compensation not to be sure about a player. People are just pissed because a blockbuster trade fell through. No one blinks an eye when it’s a lesser deal and known player and deals fall through.

Trades are always dependent on a physical after terms are agreed upon, standard operating procedure.

I do wonder if the Raiders will have to unload him for a far lesser deal now. They made all those FA moves already, I doubt they can keep Crosby even if they wanted to.

Khan artist should swoop in and steal him for a 2nd rd pick
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The Raiders had an insane amount of cap space, so they might be able to keep him.

I don't buy that narrative. I think they realized they could get Hendrickson and that they would be much better off with him and their first-round picks. I can't prove that, but I suspect many NFL teams are going to look at what the Ravens did as shady.

forgotten1 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM

forgotten1 said: ↑

OH NO!!!! big bad TREY
pack it in, no reason to try anymore
WGAF???
Ravens are stupid
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FIFY

MojoUW · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM

In the first ever case of an NFL GM getting cold feet because of message board responses; the Ravens reverse the trade.

Keep posting! The internet GMs are gonna take over. Your time is now!

Formerscribe · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

I think that cancellation of the trade is negative for the Steelers. Crosby is good, but I don’t think he’s as valuable for the Ravens for 2027 and beyond as the two 1st round picks and cap space that they will now have at their disposal.
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I know you didn't see that they signed Hendrickson when you posted this, but even without that deal the Ravens were probably better off without the Crosby deal. Now, they have their elite pass rusher and their first-round picks. The Ravens are much better off with this outcome than trading for Crosby.

uncblue012 · Mar 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM

There's no way this doesn't impact other team's willingness to work with them. Super sketchy ****

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