Maxx Crosby Got a Two-Word Response After His Ex-Coach Said He Can’t Tell Practice From Games

Maxx Crosby is still in Las Vegas. He tried hard not to be. A failed trade to the Ravens earlier this offseason kept him put, and now he’s locked in for at least the 2026 season even as the rumor mill keeps grinding. The Raiders aren’t expected to be anything special this year under new head coach Klint Kubiak and rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza. But on defense, they’ve still got the guy who can wreck a game by himself.

On Saturday, former Raiders assistant Beyah Rasool went on The Victory Degree Podcast and basically said Crosby and tight end Brock Bowers are the same animal in practice and on Sundays. Rasool, now a defensive assistant with the Eagles, didn’t hold back.

“It would be hard to tell the difference between Brock and Maxx in practice and Brock and Maxx in a game. It looks the same,” Rasool said. “It always looked like it was the fourth quarter. It always looked like it was the first snap of the game. It always looked like the game-winning play. They always did that.”

He kept going. “Maxx wanted to win at everything he did. He could be playing pool, he could be playing a video game, he could be playing cards and you’d have thought it was to break a record in the NFL. You’d have thought it was to go to the Super Bowl.”

Crosby saw the clip. His response on social media was short: “Real One.”

Maxx Crosby Is Still the Heart of That Defense

Crosby has missed seven games over the last six seasons. Two of those came at the end of last year when his knee finally gave out. Otherwise, he’s been an iron man on a defense that’s gone through coordinators and scheme changes like most people change phone cases. His career numbers with the Raiders: 69.5 sacks and 133 tackles for loss. Those are Hall of Fame pace stats for a fourth-round pick who plays like he’s still undrafted every snap.

The team has not confirmed any trade talks since the Ravens thing fell through. But the fact that Crosby is still here, still posting two-word replies to old coaches, still chasing quarterbacks, means Vegas at least has a centerpiece to build around on that side of the ball.

Bowers is the future on offense. Mendoza is a question mark. But Crosby is the guy who makes practice look like the Super Bowl. And his old coach just put that on the record.