Salk isn’t sure about a Seattle Seahawks Maxx Crosby trade
With five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby potentially available on the trade market for the right price, should the Seattle Seahawks make a run at the 28-year-old Las Vegas Raiders superstar?
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The idea of adding one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers to the reigning Super Bowl champions top-ranked “Dark Side” defense is certainly intriguing.
Crosby has totaled 67.5 sacks over his seven-year NFL career, which ranks sixth-most among all players over that span. He has reached double-digit sacks four times, including 10.0 sacks in 15 games in 2025.
Crosby also is an elite run defender – a trait that’s paramount for edge rushers in Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense. Crosby has a league-high 133 tackles for loss since 2019 and has ranked among the top 16 edge rushers in Pro Football Focus run defense grading each of the past five seasons.
Crosby wouldn’t be a short-term rental, either. His contract currently runs through 2029 after he signed a three-year, $106.5 million extension with the Raiders last offseason.
On Tuesday, Seattle Sports’ Mike Salk discussed the idea of the Seahawks pursuing a trade for Crosby.
“You want Maxx Crosby on the Seahawks next year?” Salk said. “The easy answer to that question is yes, of course you do. I definitely do. I would love to have Maxx Crosby. I love edge rushers who are able to set that edge and play defense against the run and also get to the passer and really make it count once they get there.
“I would love to have Maxx Crosby on this team next year, and I think he would make them significantly better. But this gets a little bit trickier when you start trying to figure out how much you’re willing to give up in order to get them.”
The potential cost
According to a report last week from Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, the Raiders’ asking price for Crosby is two first-round picks and a player.
During an appearance on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk on Monday, Hawk Blogger’s Brian Nemhauser floated a potential Seahawks trade proposal: two first-round picks and edge rusher Derick Hall in exchange for Crosby.
Trading away Hall was a non-starter for Salk, given that Seattle’s other top three edge rushers from this past season each carry some degree of uncertainty over whether they’ll be on the roster in 2026.
Boye Mafe is set to enter free agency and may end up being too expensive for the Seahawks to re-sign. Five-time Pro Bowler DeMarcus Lawrence still has two years left on his contract, but is heading into his age-34 season and reportedly has been considering retirement, according to ESPN’s Brady Henderson. And Uchenna Nwosu is a potential salary cap casualty, as he’s set to carry the Seahawks’ third-largest 2026 cap hit at $19.99 million, according to Over the Cap.
“Two first-round picks and Derick Hall? I’ve gotta admit, I blanched,” Salk said. “That doesn’t work for me. And it’s not so much the two first-round picks, because the assumption is they’re going to be very, very late first-round picks. Certainly one of them is going to be No. 32 (overall). It has much more to do with giving up another player who plays the same position in Derick Hall.
“You (could go) from having four guys that you really counted on playing the edge, to potentially one or two, which is a major, major difference. I want Maxx Crosby and I’d be willing to give up a fair amount to get him if I were the Seahawks, but I would not be willing to rob Peter to pay Paul.
“I’m not giving up one of my edge rushers, especially the guy that they seem to like best, who fits this system really well in Derick Hall, and might be in line for a payday next year. I’m not willing to give that up in addition to those first-round picks, even to bring back a player the quality of Maxx Crosby.”
Salk shares his full thoughts in the video at the top of this post. Catch him on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk from 6-10 a.m. weekdays.
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