{"id":160756,"date":"2026-03-07T09:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=160756"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:41:37","slug":"its-official-bills-receive-the-crystal-clear-verdict-on-maxx-crosby-trade-rumors-and-the-final-word-just-shattered-every-hope-buffalo-fans-were-secretly-holding-onto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=160756","title":{"rendered":"IT&#8217;S OFFICIAL! Bills Receive the Crystal-Clear Verdict on Maxx Crosby Trade Rumors\u2014And the Final Word Just Shattered Every Hope Buffalo Fans Were Secretly Holding Onto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2251882133-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Bills pulled off one of the biggest trades so far this NFL offseason, landing wide receiver DJ Moore to give their offense a much-needed weapon.<\/p>\n<p>It appears the Bills will not make a similar move on defense, however.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN insider Adam Schefter gave an update and the team\u2019s reported interest in Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby, pointing out that the team may be prepared to address other priorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bills \u2018Out\u2019 on Maxx Crosby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsday.com%2Fimage-service%2Fversion%2Fc%3AMjY1NTg2NGMtNTAxOS00%3ANGMtNTAxOS00YzA0YjRh%2Faptopix-raiders-bills-football.jpeg%3Ff%3DLandscape%2B16%253A9%26w%3D770%26q%3D1&amp;w=1920&amp;q=80\" alt=\"Raiders' Crosby is facing even more attention from opposing offenses with  Chandler Jones out - Newsday\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on the \u201cPat McAfee Show\u201d on Thursday, Schefter reported that the trade rumors around Crosby have been evolving since the deal that sent Moore from the Chicago Bears to Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Schefter reported that the Bears are still in the mix but not likely to get a trade done, while the Bills have pulled themselves out of the running.<\/p>\n<p>There had already been signs that the Bills would have faced tough competition to land the star edge rusher. Sports Illustrated insider Albert Breer reported on the \u201cRich Eisen Show\u201d on Wednesday that as many as a dozen teams were in the mix to land Crosby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, calls have come in (for Crosby),\u201d Breer said. \u201cI think a quarter of the league, if not more, is interested in trading for him at various prices, and now the question is, which way this goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler had already reported that the Raiders were seeking a massive haul of draft pick, a price likely too high for the Bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s somewhat quiet on the Maxx Crosby front,\u201d Fowler reported. \u201cThis is a layered discussion because a team source said a few weeks ago that Crosby\u2019s chances of returning were relatively small. But he doesn\u2019t plan to request a trade. He\u2019s tight with Raiders owner Mark Davis, and he probably wouldn\u2019t garner a Micah Parsons-like trade package (two firsts and a key player).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills pulled off one of the biggest trades so far this NFL offseason, landing wide receiver DJ Moore to give their offense a much-needed weapon&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IT&#039;S OFFICIAL! 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