Maxx Crosby After Signing Historic $106.5M Raiders Contract: 'I Want to Be a Winner'

Las Vegas Raiders edge-rusher Maxx Crosby stressed that he wanted to be a winner during a press conference announcing his historic $106.5 million extension with the team (h/t Sean Zittel of Vegas Sports Today).

Per Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Crosby inked a three-year, $106.5 million extension with $91 million guaranteed. The extension runs through the 2029 season. The $35.5 million annual average value is the highest in NFL history among non-quarterbacks.

It's clear the Raiders are building their team around Crosby moving forward, but there's much more work to be done.

The general manager-head coach tandem of Tom Telesco and Antonio Pierce lasted just one season and resulted in a 4-13 record.

The Silver and Black have since hired GM John Spytek, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' ex-assistant general manager, and head coach Pete Carroll to usher in a new era. They're tasked with running a team that hasn't won a playoff game since 2002.

Both are used to winning though. Spytek has two Super Bowl rings, one as a scout for the 2015 Denver Broncos and another as the 2020 Bucs' director of player personnel. Carroll won a Super Bowl for the 2013 Seattle Seahawks as their head coach.

So the table could be set in Vegas, but more work needs to be done.

“This program is built around competition, and we’re always in pursuit of finding great competitors that will help us build a great team,” Carroll said. “And there’s no way we could find anybody that is more focused and directed and committed to giving everything he’s got to every opportunity he’s going to get (than Crosby). And so for us to make this statement today, (it’s) like it fits perfectly, and we’re so proud to have Maxx be part of the organization.”

Crosby, a six-year veteran, is a four-time Pro Bowler with 59.5 lifetime sacks. Despite his great individual success, the Raiders have largely fared poorly, posting just one winning season since 2019.

So it's clear to see why Crosby wants to win. As for Vegas' new leadership, extending Crosby is a good start, of course, as they hope to turn the tide in Vegas.