In a savvy financial maneuver, the Raiders revamped Maxx Crosby’s contract, freeing up a generous $7.5375 million in cap space. This shrewd move provides the Raiders with ample flexibility heading into the new league year, as they’ll have the means to explore a wider range of options in free agency. Although the Raiders are projected to have over $35 million in cap space, this additional injection of funds could make all the difference in building a stronger team for the upcoming season.
During the last season, Crosby established himself as one of the most versatile and flat-out dominate edge players in the league, earning both a Pro Bowl and All-Pro Second-Team recognition. With the salary cap anticipated to surge in 2023, another exceptional season from Crosby could’ve resulted in an even pricier contract. However, despite the considerable financial commitment the team has made to Crosby (as his average salary will be $23.75 million once his extension takes effect), it is a fair price to pay for the prime years of one of the game’s premier pass rushers.
“We need to re-evaluate the standard — what is playing hard, what is improvement, what does that look like?” Crosby said. “I think that starts with the offseason, having everyone on the same page and re-evaluating that standard and getting to where we need to be.
“That’s every single guy on our team — there shouldn’t be a gray area. There should be 11 guys playing relentlessly no matter what the score is, no matter our situation.”
Las Vegas Review Journal
Las Vegas Raiders edge-rusher Maxx Crosby has emerged as one of the NFL’s biggest draft steals over the past few years. Maxx Crosby is a home grown franchise player that seems to have bought into the current regime, this is the kind of move that built the patriot dynasty and now it is up to the organization to build and coach a winning roster. McDaniels and Ziegler clearing cap space could be the sign of a big move on the horizon for the raiders.The raiders are now under pressure to reward the faith the star players on this roster have shown since last season.As the NFL Free Agency draws near, teams are scrambling to maximize their cap space in order to recruit fresh talent and retain their current free agents. The Las Vegas Raiders, for instance, have to work on the contract of League-leading rusher Josh Jacobs. The raiders also have a void at quarterback and with Aaron Rodgers still being in play the next few weeks could get interesting in the Las Vegas .
