Overview
- ESPN poll of anonymous NFL executives, coaches and scouts published July 8–9 placed Crosby fourth among edge rushers and included some votes as high as No. 2.
- The ranking reinforces repeated praise from personnel for Crosby’s relentless motor, run defense and consistent pressure production, including roughly 69.5 career sacks and the most games with five-plus pressures since 2019.
- A proposed March trade that would have sent Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens was voided after the Ravens raised concerns during his physical, creating lasting caution among potential suitors.
- Crosby has been at the Raiders’ facility rehabbing a surgically repaired meniscus and has not resumed full contact work, and reports say he could be ready by Week 1 but that uncertainty remains.
- Because of the failed physical, teams are insisting on live medicals or proof of full‑contact recovery before pursuing a high‑cost trade, which complicates any deal and shapes how the Raiders plan his snaps early in the season.