🚨 BREAKING: The New England Patriots are reportedly considering a bold blockbuster — sending Christian Barmore and multiple high picks to the Las Vegas Raiders for All-Pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby. If it happens, this move could instantly reshape Foxborough’s defense into a nightmare for opposing QBs in 2026. Is this aggressive swing worth the price — or too risky to pull the trigger? šŸ‘€šŸ”„

They weren’t shy about making splash moves to instantly transform their defense last season, but the New England Patriots could make even bigger news in 2026, by following a trade proposal that swaps defensive tackle Christian Barmore for one of the NFL’s best pass-rushers, a 69.5-sack All-Pro.

It’s an ambitious scenario mapped out byĀ Tyler Sullivan of CBS Sports. He compares a would-be player swap with theĀ Las Vegas RaidersĀ to landĀ Maxx CrosbyĀ to what theĀ Green Bay PackersĀ did to acquire roving edge-rusherĀ Micah ParsonsĀ from theĀ Dallas CowboysĀ last offseason.

The Packer sent nose tackleĀ Kenny ClarkĀ and first-round picks in the 2026 and ’27 NFL drafts to Dallas. Sullivan views the Pats shipping Barmore, along with first- and second-round picks this year, as ā€œsomething of a Parsons-lite trade for New England to land Crosby. The Patriots don’t ship out multiple first-round picks like Dallas did, but they do send two high-caliber selections along with a starter, with defensive tackle Christian Barmore serving as this deal’s Kenny Clark comp.ā€

While Sullivan also acknowledged ā€œthe Patriots caught lightning in a bottle with K’Lavon Chaisson this season, but he’s set to cash in when he hits free agency. Crosby is the type of talent who could elevate this front to another level ahead of what projects to be a far more difficult 2026 regular season.ā€

The reasoning here is sound, especially amid doubts about the future of 10.5-sack edge Chaisson’s future at Gillette Stadium. Not to mention Barmore’s potential heavy hit against the salary cap.

Those concerns must be offset against the risk the Patriots would incur by breaking up the double act that’s the strength of their defensive front.

Patriots Have Room for Maxx Crosby

There’s a reason the Patriots are beingĀ touted by more than one insiderĀ as aĀ realistic trade partnerĀ for Crosby. They have room for the five-time Pro Bowler who’s more dynamic than any other edge-rusher on the Patriots’ roster.

Crosby can take over games as a relentless force who keeps pressure on the pocket and is also a factor against the run. Opponents need special plans for Crosby or he’ll make life a misery for opposing quarterbacks, like he didĀ when he got toĀ AFC West rival,Ā Los Angeles ChargersĀ starterĀ Justin HerbertĀ in Week 13.

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This sack put Crosby among ā€œ12 players inĀ NFLĀ history (since 1982) to record 7.0+ sacks in each of his first seven NFL seasons,ā€Ā per Raiders.com columnist Paul GutierrezĀ (h/tĀ Raiders.com Digital Managing Editor Rachel Gossen).

Numbers like those also place Crosby into a different bracket than New England’s incumbent edge-rushers. Including Chaisson, who enjoyed a banner campaign in 2025, but he’s a pending free agent alreadyĀ linked to an AFC rival.

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Chaisson played his way into ā€œa significant salary increase,ā€Ā according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. The latter also revealed ā€œChaisson shared his appreciation for being part of the Patriots’ revival and its role in his career, saying ideally he doesn’t want to leave but will trust in wherever the free agent process leads.ā€

Losing Chaisson would create a void at defensive end possibly compounded by fellow edge defenderĀ Harold Landry IIIĀ potentiallyĀ undergoing offseason surgery.

Landry and Chaisson led the pass rush last season, but a lot of their success could be attributed to the men in the middle.

Christian Barmore Still a Cornerstone for Front Seven

New England’s defense became one of the league’s best ahead of schedule because of Barmore’s partnership withĀ $104 millionĀ interior game-wreckerĀ Milton Williams.

He was the big get in free agency, but Williams was overshadowed somewhat by Barmore during the regular season. When No. 90 recorded a ā€œcareer-high 54 pressures, 3rd-most among all DTs, and a 13.6% pressure rate that ranked 2nd among DTs with 200+ rushes. And that’s with teams sliding protection his way every week. Then there’s Milton Williams quietly posting a 12.4% pressure rate, 3rd-best in that same group, despite missing time midseason,ā€ according toĀ Foxborough Fellas Podcast host Pete Collins.

Their dominance continued through the postseason, with opponents struggling to slide protection and double team both D-tackles. It’s a dynamic the Patriots still need in order to stay strong defensively in 2026, even though Barmore’s ā€œdue $10 million guaranteed if he’s on the roster on the third day of the league year,ā€Ā per Reiss.

Adding Crosby to the mix would make the Patriots terrifying up front, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of Barmore. Keeping him and Williams together means head coach Mike Vrabel and general manager Eliot Wolf can acquire more cost-effective edge-rusher and still get good results, the way they did with Landry and Chaisson.

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