The Las Vegas Raiders haven’t exactly been the most successful team in the league as of late.
But regardless of their struggles, they can still brag about having one of the most disruptive defensive forces in the game.
DE Maxx Crosby is an unblockable force of nature, a guy who was born to get to the opposing quarterback and wreak havoc out of the line of scrimmage.
And the numbers prove that he’s currently in the prime of his career.
According to PFF, he’s the only player with 200+ QB pressures in the league since 2021, logging 215.
Only one player has 200+ pressures since 2021:
Maxx Crosby – 215 pic.twitter.com/GKDnNLCILc
— PFF (@PFF) October 14, 2023
To put it in context, that’s more than twice as many as Nick Bosa (107), T.J. Watt (85), and Aaron Donald (101).
The Raiders have struggled for years now, and a lot of that has had to do with their coaching.
Jon Gruden didn’t seem to be the right guy for the job and he traded away plenty of talented players, and the same can be said of Josh McDaniels.
Sitting on a 2-3 record, they’re a long shot to be able to compete with the likes of the Los Angeles Chargers or Kansas City Chiefs.
That has prompted some speculation about Crosby’s future with the organization, as he could be a very valuable trade asset, should they decide to go that way and focus on the upcoming NFL Draft.
Even so, it seems unlikely that they’ll give up on the season before the trade deadline, so the star pass rusher might be stuck in Sin City for at least another season.
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