Cowboys get Maxx Crosby trade value update as rumors swirl around star edge rusher

After reportedly expressing interest in a trade for Las Vegas Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby before the trade deadline, it now appears that the Dallas Cowboys might get a legitimate chance to acquire him.

That's because FOX Sports' Jay Glazer said on Wednesday that he believes Crosby is done with the Raiders based on a conversation he had with the star edge rusher after Crosby became disgruntled over being shut down before the end of 2025.

“And then Maxx is on the other line going ‘Man, screw these guys. They’re shutting me down. I am not about this. Hell, no. I’m not doing it. I left the facility. I’m out. I want to get traded. I’m done.’ I was kind of trying to talk [Maxx] off a ledge,” the FOX Sports insider said to Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz.

"I do," Glazer said when asked if he thinks Crosby is done in Las Vegas.

Another eye-opening statement made by Glazer was that he thinks Crosby could get the same return that the Green Bay Packers sent to the Cowboys for Micah Parsons, which was two first-round picks and defensive lineman Kenny Clark.

But NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is pumping the brakes on that idea.

Rapoport told Q Myers of Unnecessary Roughness that he instead envisions the Raiders getting maybe one first-round pick.

“It’s not going to be Micah Parsons [compensation] because [Parsons] was younger,” Rapoport said.

“But, you know, a late [first round pick] would be real," Rapoport added. "Because the Raiders, thankfully, were bad enough, they don’t have to trade to get up to [the first pick]. They got it. It’s all just capital. If that’s what it was, they’re not going to replace Maxx Crosby, even if they hit on a great pass rusher, they’re still not going to replace him. What you do it, you replace him with a player and then use the money to go get other good players and really build up the foundation of the team. For sure you could make an argument that trading him makes sense.”

We agree with Rapoport that Crosby isn't likely to fetch as much as Parsons did, but we do believe the Raiders can get more, like a third-round pick on top.

The Cowboys are well-equipped to pay whatever it would cost. Dallas has three first-round picks over the next two years, including two this year.

And owner Jerry Jones has the motivation to go all-in on a trade for Crosby, seeing as how improving the defense is a big point of emphasis this offseason and the Cowboys desperately need a major upgrade along the edge.

The problem with the Crosby situation is the Raiders are almost certainly going to work with him to make sure Crosby ends up in a place he wants to go to, and that place is going to be with a Super Bowl contender.

Right now, the Cowboys are don't qualify as one of those teams.

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