Maxx Crosby was the newest member of the Baltimore Ravens. Until he wasn't.
Four days after reports that the Las Vegas Raiders had agreed to terms to trade the pass rusher to the Ravens, the team announced on social media that Baltimore had backed out of the trade.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe full reasoning for the trade cancellation is only partially clear as of the night of March 10. NFL Media's Mike Garafolo reported shortly after the Raiders' bombshell revelation on social media that the Ravens nixed the transaction for a medical reason.
"Trades are contingent upon a physical," NFL Media's Ian Rapoport wrote on X.
OT Tytus Howard: Traded to Cleveland Browns (previous team: Houston Texans)
CB Trent McDuffie: Traded to Los Angeles Rams (previous team: Kansas City Chiefs)
RB David Montgomery: Traded to Houston Texans (previous team: Detroit Lions)
WR DJ Moore: Traded to Buffalo Bills (previous team: Chicago Bears)
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OT Tytus Howard: Traded to Cleveland Browns (previous team: Houston Texans)
1 / 42026 NFL offseason tracker: Player signings, trades
OT Tytus Howard: Traded to Cleveland Browns (previous team: Houston Texans)
2 / 42026 NFL offseason tracker: Player signings, trades
CB Trent McDuffie: Traded to Los Angeles Rams (previous team: Kansas City Chiefs)
3 / 42026 NFL offseason tracker: Player signings, trades
RB David Montgomery: Traded to Houston Texans (previous team: Detroit Lions)
4 / 42026 NFL offseason tracker: Player signings, trades
WR DJ Moore: Traded to Buffalo Bills (previous team: Chicago Bears)
Crosby missed the final two weeks of the 2025 NFL season when the Raiders placed him on injured reserve with a knee injury. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported in late December that the Las Vegas pass rusher suffered his injury during an Oct. 19 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Crosby reportedly played through the injury for two months before the Raiders decided to shut him down after Week 15, allowing him to recover by the start of the 2026 season.
"Maxx Crosby had surgery to repair his meniscus right around the end of the season," Rapoport said on March 10. "Meniscus repairs can take three to four months. He was doing well, it was not as major as it could have been.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"If you trade for Maxx Crosby, you have a belief that he is not going to be fully healthy, but that he's going to be far enough along where you feel confident that his knee is going to be fine. This decision ... is an indication that [the Ravens] do not believe it is going to be fine."
The Ravens had initially agreed to trade two first-round picks for Crosby – one in 2026 and one in 2027. Had the trade been finalized at the start of the new league year as expected, it would have been the first time the Ravens traded a first-round pick for a player, according to Rapoport.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Maxx Crosby trade nixed by Ravens. Here's why they backed out
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