BB.BLOCKBUSTER NFL: Cowboys “CUT” Maxx Crosby from Raiders – Trade for TWO Future First-Round Picks!
FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys just detonated the NFL trade market.
In a move that instantly transforms America’s Team from playoff hopeful to legitimate Super Bowl menace, the Cowboys are acquiring three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for Dallas’ 2026 and 2027 first-round picks, league sources confirmed Thursday night.
The deal, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, is pending a physical but is considered all but official. Crosby, 28, has reportedly already informed Raiders teammates he’s headed to Dallas and has changed his Instagram location to “Frisco, TX.”
THE PRICE: Two Firsts for a Generational Talent
Yes, you read that right — two future first-rounders for a player who has never missed a game due to injury in his six-year career, leads the NFL in quarterback pressures since 2022 (412), and is under contract through 2029 at a very manageable $23.5M per year against the cap in 2026 and beyond.
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For context: Haason Reddick cost Philadelphia a conditional third-round pick last year. Myles Garrett would command three firsts and a starter if Cleveland ever moved him. The Cowboys just paid the Garrett tax for a player still in his prime who’s already better than anyone on their current roster not named Micah Parsons.
WHY NOW? WHY CROSBY?
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Sources inside The Star say Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy delivered an ultimatum after the Week 10 loss to Philadelphia: get Micah Parsons legitimate help opposite him now, or the 2025 season is a wasted window with Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and a still-elite offensive line.
Crosby instantly gives Dallas the most terrifying edge-rushing duo in football:
- Micah Parsons (left side) – 54.5 career sacks in 68 games
- Maxx Crosby (right side) – 58.5 career sacks in 97 games
Combined age: 54. Combined Pro Bowls: 8. Combined quarterback nightmares: endless.
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Raiders GM Tom Telesco, facing a full rebuild after another 3-7 start and with Crosby publicly frustrated about the direction of the franchise, finally relented when Dallas refused to include any players in the deal — keeping Parsons, DaRon Bland, and the entire core intact.
IMMEDIATE REACTION FROM BOTH LOCKER ROOMS
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Crosby, via his own podcast The Rush recorded Thursday night (before news broke):
“I love Vegas, but I’m a competitor. I want to win Super Bowls. Whatever happens, happens.”
Micah Parsons, on his Bleacher Report live stream moments after the trade dropped:
“I just got the best Christmas gift early 😂🔥 Mad Maxx in Dallas?! It’s OVER for the league. NFC QBs, start praying.”
Dak Prescott, texting reporters: “Finally. Somebody who can close games when we’re up 10 in the fourth.”
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Raiders fans, meanwhile, are in full meltdown mode on X, with #FireTelesco trending in Nevada within 20 minutes of Schefter’s tweet.
THE NEW-LOOK COWBOYS DEFENSE (on paper)
- LDE: Micah Parsons
- RDE: Maxx Crosby
- DT: Mazi Smith / Osa Odighizuwa
- LB: DeMarvion Overshown, Eric Kendricks
- CB: DaRon Bland, Trevon Diggs (returning Week 13), Jourdan Lewis
That’s not a defense. That’s a horror movie for opposing quarterbacks.
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THE COST: No First-Round Picks Until 2028
Dallas will now go four straight drafts (2025–2028) without a first-round selection after previously trading theirs in 2024 (for Trey Lance) and 2025 (part of the Jonathan Allen trade rumors that never materialized). Critics will scream about mortgaging the future.
But when you have a 32-year-old Dak Prescott in Year 2 of a $240 million deal and a roster that’s Super Bowl-caliber everywhere except the pass rush… you don’t wait.
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Jerry Jones, via text to reporters at 10:17 p.m. CT:
“We didn’t come this close to lose in the divisional round again. Maxx Crosby is a Cowboy. Period.”
Welcome to Dallas, Mad Maxx.
The NFC just got put on notice.
