Record set straight on Maxx Crosby Rams trade rumors

Before landing Myles Garrett to terrorize opposing quarterbacks, the Rams inquired about another player capable of doing the same.Raiders star Maxx Crosby.But there is an important distinction between Crosby wanting to remain in Las Vegas and turning down a trade to Los Angeles.According to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, Crosby communicated his desire to stay with the Raiders after the Ravens trade fell through.When the Rams contacted the Raiders to ask about his availability, they were told Las Vegas was keeping him.No offer followed.No trade parameters were agreed upon.

And no deal was presented to Crosby for him to accept or reject.So while the situation has been characterized as Crosby saying no to the Rams, the more precise explanation is that he wanted to remain a Raider — and the Rams’ inquiry never advanced beyond that initial conversation.And after one week, there is reason to believe the way things unfolded might have worked out pretty well for Crosby and the Raiders.One win over the Dolphins will not erase years of frustration.But the Raiders looked like a team with a plan, players capable of executing it and a coaching staff that knows how to bring it together.For Crosby, that matters.His desire to be traded grew out of dwindling patience with rebuilding programs that kept promising a better future without ever delivering one.

There are only so many fresh starts an elite player can embrace while the prime of his career ticks away.The early indication under new head coach Klint Kubiak is that this version might actually be going somewhere.Crosby has more help.The defense showed signs of functioning as a connected unit.

And the Raiders gave him something more substantial than another offseason sales pitch.They put evidence on the field.It is a start, with plenty still to prove.But it helps explain why remaining in Las Vegas could become a positive outcome for a player whose frustration was rooted in wanting to win.As for how he r...