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Rams Confirm They Monitored Maxx Crosby Before Completing Myles Garrett Trade

New reporting shows Los Angeles explored Crosby’s availability in the spring and then pivoted to a June trade for Garrett, a shift that changed the Rams’ defensive blueprint and makes a Crosby deal unlikely for now.

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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows NFL player Von Miller wearing a black Los Angeles Rams cap and black hoodie, Image 2 shows Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders on the field at Allegiant Stadium

Overview

  • Wednesday reporting by Tom Pelissero revealed the Rams called the Las Vegas Raiders and kept tabs on Maxx Crosby during the spring as they searched for an elite edge rusher.
  • Los Angeles’s interest in Crosby was not new because general manager Les Snead pursued the pass rusher around the 2022 trade deadline, showing a multi-year appetite for top-tier edge talent.
  • A March trade that would have sent Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens collapsed after Baltimore raised concerns about Crosby’s surgically repaired knee, leaving him in Las Vegas where he is under a three-year extension that runs through 2029.
  • The Rams instead traded for Myles Garrett on June 1, 2026, sending Jared Verse plus a 2027 first-, 2028 second- and 2029 third-round pick to Cleveland, and Garrett’s arrival helped prompt Aaron Donald’s return and materially reduced Los Angeles’s need for another top-edge addition.
  • If Crosby shows full health and strong production this season, multiple teams could call about him before the Nov. 10 trade deadline, but the Rams are now seen as a less likely suitor given their Garrett-Donald front.