Bears Officially Have A Shot At Maxx Crosby. Here’s The Price Tag
Maxx Crosby has been surrounded by trade rumors for months. However, they never quite got serious. The Las Vegas Raiders were determined to keep their superstar pass rusher and produce a winner under new head coach Pete Carroll. That has not happened. The Raiders are 2-5 and appear to be one of the NFL’s worst teams. They lost 40-6 against Indianapolis three weeks ago and then were crushed 31-0 by Kansas City last week. It’s beyond obvious that the team is going nowhere and is in desperate need of revamping. For that, they need draft picks. The easiest way to get them is by trading their best players.
Word has leaked that the Raiders are now seriously considering offers for Crosby. It makes sense. He’s 28 years old and still every bit as dominant as he’s been for years. His value will never be higher than it is right now. Jeff Hughes of Sports Mockery confirmed the rumors, stating Crosby is available. He also revealed what the price tag will be for the Chicago Bears and any other teams that might be interested.
— DaBearsBlog (@dabearsblog) October 21, 2025I’m told Maxx Crosby is available.
I’m also told “start stacking 1s”.
Maxx Crosby is a stud and the Bears are a viable landing spot.
If and when the Raiders trade him, they will likely prefer sending him somewhere they won’t have to play against him. Chicago resides in the NFC and already played Las Vegas last month. The two teams are unlikely to meet again until four years from now. It is a great setup from their perspective. However, there are complications for the Bears. This sort of trade is only made when you’re convinced it will turn you into a Super Bowl contender. Yes, they’ve won four in a row, but are Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson sold on this team being that far along? That seems unlikely.
The Bears’ GM has never made a blockbuster trade of this magnitude. In fact, he has spoken out against them, believing that the short-term gain is almost never worth the long-term ramifications. Then there is the money issue. Crosby is signed through 2029 at $29-30 million per year. Chicago is thin on cap space next year ($2.8 million). They don’t have any clear ways to find more, other than restructuring current contracts, which creates more long-term problems.
Eagles Get Troubling Update on WR A.J. Brown Ahead of Giants Game
It’s a loaded playoff race in the NFC. Six teams sit at 5-2 — the Rams, Eagles, Seahawks, Lions, 49ers, and Buccaneers — while the Packers sit a half-game up on that group in the standings at 4-1-1, thanks to a Week 4 tie against the Cowboys. That’s not even including the Bears at 4-2, just half a game behind the pack.
For the Philadelphia Eagles, they’ve done a lot of their work early, securing wins against the Rams, Buccaneers, and Chiefs while dropping games to the Broncos and Giants. That upset loss to the Giants was a surprise, but Philly is still sitting in prime playoff position. With a rematch at home against New York coming up on Sunday, the Eagles will have a chance to avenge one of their few losses on the year.
More than that, there are only a handful or truly tough tests left on the Eagles’ schedule. Philadelphia still has to play the Packers, Lions, Chargers, and Bills, as well as both games against the Commanders. But the defending Super Bowl champs have one of the deepest rosters in the league and a winning track record that should help them as they jockey for playoff positioning with less experienced teams.
Philadelphia Eagles WR A.J. Brown is Dealing with a Hamstring Injury
In some bad news for the Eagles, star WR A.J. Brown missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Missing two practices with a hamstring injury is a bad sign for his availability this week. Brown is coming off by far his best performance of the young season against the Vikings last week, posting a four-reception, 121-yard, two-touchdown line in a crucial victory for the Eagles.
It was by far the best Philadelphia’s passing offense has looked all season. Despite their strong record and complement of marquee victories, the Eagles have looked out of sorts on offense all year, scraping by without any real sense of consistency. They scored just 17 points in each of their back-to-back losses prior to beating Minnesota, and they rank just 26th in the league in total offense through Week 7.
This lack of consistent production has been a point of frustration for Brown in particular, who doesn’t seem to appreciate how he’s been used in the offense to this point in the season. Brown had just one catch in the Eagles’ season-opening win over the Cowboys, and he had just 27 receiving yards the following week against the Chiefs. Outside of a big Week 3 against the Rams, he’d only topped five catches or 50 receiving yards in a game once before Week 7.
Trade Rumors Continue to Swirl Around Philadelphia Eagles WR A.J. Brown
As if Brown hadn’t fueled his own trade rumors enough with his public comments, the timing of this injury has everyone speculating once again. The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, and is now less than two weeks away on November 4.
Given his reduced role in the Eagles offense this season and Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman’s propensity for making big trades, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Brown gets dealt. The Eagles want to add a piece on defense, and trading Brown would certainly give them the assets to go make that move. But willingly giving up one of the best receivers in the league would be a shock, to say the least.
