Ravens send first-round picks in mega deal with Raiders for Crosby

In the biggest trade in team history, the Baltimore Ravens are acquiring 5-time Pro Bowl DE Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders for 2 1^st-round selections in the current year and next year.

The exchange is contingent on the defensive end passing a physical, which can’t be arranged until the beginning of the new NFL year in several days.

This marks the 1^st time in Baltimore’s 31-year history that they have used a 1^st-round selection to make a deal for a veteran footballer. The Ravens had the 14^th overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Among the organizations the Baltimore beat for Maxx were the Cowboys, who were ready to offer 1^st and a 2^nd-round selection for the Raiders’ ex-star, but the Ravens outbid them.

Maxx, who is 28 years old, will need to make a difference to the struggling Baltimore pass rush in the past year, as they totaled 30 sacks, the Ravens’ fewest in 15 seasons. The past campaign was also the 1^st time since the organization’s inaugural 1996 season that they didn’t have an ED with at least 5 sacks.

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🐦‍⬛ Maxx Crosby
🐦‍⬛ Roquan Smith
🐦‍⬛ Kyle Van Noy
🐦‍⬛ Kyle Hamilton
🐦‍⬛ Marlon Humphrey

Baltimore's defense just got a whole lot stronger for 2026 😨👀 pic.twitter.com/nhs0P1aIuc

— DraftKings (@DraftKings) March 7, 2026