Those mock drafts with the Las Vegas Raiders adding a pass rusher with the No. 14 pick they received as part of their trade with the Baltimore Ravens involving Maxx Crosby?
Ravens back out of Maxx Crosby trade after failed physical
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Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
Those purple “Crosby 98” jerseys you were hoping to order as a Ravens fan?
You might want to shelve them.
Days after the Raiders and the Ravens agreed to terms on a trade involving the star pass rusher, the Ravens have pulled out of the potential deal, just hours ahead of the NFL’s 2026 league year officially beginning. As first reported, by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Raiders addressed the news with a brief statement:
While teams can agree to terms on a trade ahead of the league year officially beginning — and free agents can agree to new contracts with teams during the league’s legal tampering window — no deals or trades can become official until the start of a new league year. This season, the 2026 NFL league year begins at 4:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, March 11.
The Ravens had agreed to send their 2026 first-round pick (at No. 14) and their 2027 first-round pick to the Raiders in exchange for Crosby. But according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Crosby failed his physical with Baltimore:
Rapoport elaborated on the issue, pointing to the meniscus injury Crosby suffered last season:
This news also comes just as the Raiders agreed to some massive contracts in free agency, including a deal with former Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum to make him the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in NFL history:
So now it is time to cancel those jersey orders, and rework those mock drafts.
This is a developing story.
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