Cowboys' Maxx Crosby Trade Fails, Draft Pick Strategy

It's March 31st.

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The Dallas Cowboys swung hard for Raiders' star-pass rusher Max Crosby before the newly

gear kicked off, but they struck out.

The Raiders dealt him to the Baltimore Ravens, only for the whole thing to collapse over

a failed physical.

Now Crosby is staying put in Las Vegas.

Dallas throughout offers like their number 12 overall pick in the 2026 draft and a 2027

second rounder, but the Ravens topped it with two first round selections.

In the end, none of it mattered since the trade blew up anyway.

Jerry Jones hit the red carpet at NFL honors and played it cool, saying he does not plan

to circle back on Crosby, though he left the door cracked.

Open.

That is classic Jones, talking big on options but pulling back when the price climbs

too high, just like they had before.

Crosby put up 73 tackles, 28 for loss, 20 quarterback hits, and 10 sacs.

Over 15 gains last season before Maniscus.

Injury sideline him and tank that Ravens deal.

A beast like him would juice any defense no doubt.

Still, with new defensive coordinator Christian Parker pushing to get younger, the Cowboys

Smartplay is using one of their two first round picks in.

The upcoming draft to grab an edge rusher, not chasing splashy trades that did not pan out.