Crosby injury ruined Raiders star’s chance for major recognition

The Las Vegas Raiders’ nightmarish 2024 season is almost over and Raider Nation can mercifully see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Very little has gone right for coach Antonio Pierce’s team in 2024. They are 3-12 this year and are currently outside the top five of the 2025 NFL Draft order.

Raiders fans wish the team could at least get a higher draft pick if the team misses the postseason again and can’t compete hard enough in most games.

The on-field performance was brutal and the team also lost several key players to serious injuries. These complaints derailed a season of sustained momentum.

However, no injury was more significant than the one that struck the heart and soul of the Raiders: defensive end Maxx Crosby.

Over the past six seasons, Crosby hasn’t been pushed off the field. For the first time in his elite career, he wasn’t wearing a suit on a Sunday afternoon. An ankle injury cost Crosby the remainder of his 2024 season, to the dismay of Raider Nation.

Crosby’s relationship with the Raiders organization goes beyond the tackles he makes and the quarterbacks he uses on the field. Crosby was born a raider; He lives and breathes what it means to be a Raider every day.