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The Las Vegas Raiders decided to reward Maxx Crosby for his play last season by giving him a $6 million raise for the 2024 season, per a May 23 X post from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Crosby has three seasons left on his contract so they didn’t need to give him more money, but there’s no questioning that he earned the money.

Plus, this helps avoid having a potential headache in the near future if Crosby doesn’t feel like he was paid enough. The star defensive end isn’t the type of player who wants to bounce around the league. He recently took a shot at players like Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James for not sticking around and winning with one team.

“The guys who inspire me are the Kobes and the Jordans; the guys that stayed at the same place and won in the same place,” Crosby said on the June 7 episode of “The Jim Rome Show.” “No offense to the guys like LeBron and those dudes — I won’t give them some heat but they took the easier road traveled and that’s not the way I look at it.

“Going through the ups and downs and the hardships is going to make it that much sweeter when I do win a Super Bowl. So I plan on being here for a very long time and I plan on winning here.”

It sounds like Crosby wants to spend the rest of his career in Las Vegas and be a part of the turnaround that sees the team become a consistent winner.

Maxx Crosby Is Not ‘a Big LeBron Guy’

Though Crosby’s larger point was about loyalty, it’s notable that he specifically mentioned James as a player who “took the easier road.” Crosby is a huge NBA fan but hasn’t been shy about his love for Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. He’s previously made it clear that he’s not much of a fan of the current Lakers star.

“I respect greatness, he’s a great player, but I’m not a big LeBron guy,” Crosby told Heavy Sports in February. “I’m not like a follower of LeBron.”

James is one of the best basketball players ever and many argue that he’s the greatest ever. Crosby doesn’t appear to be somebody who would make that argument.

How Close Are Las Vegas Raiders to Winning a Super Bowl?

Crosby clearly thinks the Raiders can eventually be a Super Bowl team in the future. However, it’s likely going to take some time. The biggest hurdle the team has right now is that they don’t have a franchise quarterback. Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew are short-term solutions for a long-term problem.

Until the Raiders can get a good quarterback, it’s hard to see them realistically competing for a Super Bowl. Now, the team may be a playoff team in 2024. They went 8-9 last season and the roster is in a better place now. It’s possible to see this team winning 10 games and getting one of the wild card spots. Going forward, the biggest focus needs to be on finding a long-term quarterback. Until that happens, it’s going to be very difficult to call them contenders.

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Darren Waller Has Made A Decision About His Future

After a pretty successful stint with the Las Vegas Raiders in which he was able to resurrect his NFL career, veteran tight end Darren Waller was traded to the New York Giants before the 2023 NFL season.

The move was thought to be questionable by the Raiders, but it was a potentially brilliant trade for the Giants, who seemed to be a team on the rise after an impressive 2022 campaign.

Ultimately, the move to New York turned out to be pretty disastrous for Waller and the Giants, as he played only 12 games this past season without making much of an impact and now appears to be headed toward retirement.

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Waller has informed the Giants that he intends to retire at only 31 years old and one season in New York.

Recently, Waller’s potential retirement was a rumor floating around the NFL, and then he came out with a music video about his divorce from WNBA star Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces.

Recently, Waller’s potential retirement was a rumor floating around the NFL, and then he came out with a music video about his divorce from WNBA star Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces.

Needless to say, the music video was odd, and the retirement rumors seemed to come out of nowhere, which obviously isn’t a great sign in terms of where Waller’s life is going unless playing football in the NFL has become too much to handle for the veteran tight end, who was once considered to be one of the best players at his position in the league.

As for the Giants, this is just more bad news for the storied franchise to deal with after a forgettable 2023 campaign.