Raiders’ Slump Fuels Calls to Move Star Maxx Crosby

WHO:

Heavy NFL - Maxx Crosby is a Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher.

Heavy NFL - Crosby entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick from a MAC school.

Newsweek - Maxx Crosby is the Raiders’ star pass rusher.

WHAT:

Heavy NFL - A trade idea involving Maxx Crosby and the Chicago Bears was described as realistic.

Heavy NFL - The Raiders’ trade-deadline outlook shifted from potentially adding players to the team to speculation about trading Crosby.

Heavy NFL - The trade-idea article says the Raiders could defeat the New York [the excerpt ends before giving further details].

Heavy NFL - The Raiders lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 35–21.

Heavy NFL - The Raiders began the season 3–0 and then fell to 3–4, below .500 for the first time that season.

Heavy NFL - The Raiders’ four-game losing streak prompted calls to trade Crosby.

Heavy NFL - Crosby has a significant impact on the Raiders’ defense; the article describes him making plays and disrupting opposing offenses when the team is playing well.

Heavy NFL - The article says the Raiders suffered another defensive collapse.

Newsweek - The Raiders’ losing streak fueled trade speculation about Crosby, and the team was urged to consider trading him.

Newsweek - The article linked the trade calls to an “Ugly Rams Loss.”

WHERE:

Heavy NFL - The Raiders’ loss to the Rams took place at Allegiant Stadium.

Heavy NFL - Crosby plays for the Las Vegas Raiders.

Newsweek - The trade speculation concerns the Raiders in Vegas.

WHY:

Heavy NFL - Calls to trade Crosby followed the Raiders’ four-game losing streak and another defensive collapse.

Newsweek - Trade speculation arose amid the Raiders’ losing streak and the loss to the Rams.

HOW:

Heavy NFL - The article says Maxx Crosby “didn’t hold back his” message after the loss, but the excerpt does not provide the message itself.

Heavy NFL - The article identifies Crosby as a fourth-round selection from a MAC school, but does not name the school.

Newsweek - The article says the Raiders were urged to consider moving Crosby; it does not identify who made that recommendation.

The Las Vegas Raiders’ four-game losing streak, capped by a 35 to 21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Allegiant Stadium, has fueled calls to trade star pass rusher Maxx Crosby. A trade idea sending Crosby to the Chicago Bears has been described as realistic, as the Raiders’ outlook shifted from adding players to considering a move involving their key defensive playmaker. The Raiders have fallen from a 3–0 start to 3–4, and Crosby delivered a message after the Rams loss, though its contents were not provided.