Execs reportedly furious about Ravens handling of Maxx Crosby Raiders trade
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The Baltimore Ravens have taken some heat from around the league after their failed pursuit of Maxx Crosby, and it's understandable why some around the league could be frustrated about what happened.
The Ravens were supposed to send two first-round picks to the Raiders for Crosby, making it one of the biggest deals of the past few years. The Raiders would have been giving up their star edge rusher, and Baltimore would have been giving up a significant haul. However, instead of that happening, the Ravens backed out of the trade due to a failed medical exam and instead signed Trey Hendrickson.
According to Mike Sando of The Athletic, multiple executives around the league don't think that happened without something going on behind the scenes.
“I don’t think we’ll ever find out the answer,” an exec from another team said. “I would not put it past them to agree to this trade and then slow-play the physical.”
In most cases, once a trade is agreed upon, the process moves quickly.
“If you really wanted the guy, you would get him in there for his physical as soon as possible,” another exec said. “You would pull your doctors off whatever they were doing. That’s easy. It was advantageous for the Ravens to slow-play the physical and keep open their options. That is why I believe the narrative.”
It's almost impossible to say what really went on here unless the Ravens come out and fully state what actually happened. They gave their perspective, but we also don't know how true that might have been. It was an unfortunate situation all around, but the Raiders got one of the best players in the world back, and the Ravens got a very good player in Hendrickson. Ultimately, it all worked out in the end.
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