Maxx Crosby reportedly told Tom Brady he won’t play for Raiders again

Another day, another Maxx Crosby trade rumor.

Adding to the onslaught of speculation involving the Las Vegas Raiders’ star defensive end’s future that dominated the rumor mill during the Super Bowl week, the NFL offseason kicked off Monday morning with a report from longtime NFL reporter Jason LaCanfora of SportsBoom.com that Crosby has told Raiders’ part owner Tom Brady he will never play for the Raiders again. An unnamed NFL general manager relayed that news to LaCanfora. The report states Crosby’s representatives have begun informing other teams that he has no intentions of playing for the Raiders again.

Last week, noted and highly respected NFL insider Jay Glazer, who has said he talks to Crosby, told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday that he expected Crosby to be traded before the draft. Glazer said the reason will be because Crosby wants out because he doesn’t want to go through another rebuild, which the Raiders will be embarking on under new coach Klint Kubiak.

Crosby’s future became in question in late December when the team shut him down for the final two games because of a knee injury that he ended up having surgery for. Crosby said he wants to play and briefly left the team because of his anger. He has often said he was tiring of losing and he wants to win now.

Crosby, who turns 29 in August, is one of the NFL’s best overall defensive ends. he excels against the pass and the run. Last week, in multiple interviews, Crosby took the high road and said he is focused on getting ready for the season. In the end, he dins’t say with clarity what he wants, though.

Sunday, NFL Media reported that a Crosby trade could take time as he recovers from knee surgery.

What should we make of all of this? Really, it’s a wait-and-see situation, but one thing is clear, the Crosby trade chatter isn’t going to stop any time soon.