NFL Rumors on Status of Raiders' $281M in Free Agency Contracts After Failed Maxx Crosby Trade

The Las Vegas Raiders reportedly aren't planning on backing out of any of their free-agent agreements despite failing to trade Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens.

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reported Wednesday that the Raiders "will honor all the agreements they made with free agents" over the last 48 hours.

The Raiders are also "very open" to keeping Crosby, Breer reported.

The Raiders reportedly agreed to seven contracts in the first two days of free agency, per Spotrac:

• Tyler Linderbaum, C: three years, $81 million
• Kwity Paye, ED: three years, $48 million
• Quay Walker, LB: three years, $40.5 million
• Nakobe Dean, LB: three years, $36.03 million
• Jalen Nailor, WR: three years, $35.03 million
• Eric Stokes, CB: three years, $30 million
• Malcolm Koonce, ED: one year, $11 million

The Raiders also traded for cornerback Taron Johnson, who is set to play next season under an $8.67 million cap hit.

Las Vegas would have cleared out about $30.7 million in cap space had the franchise been able to trade Crosby to the Ravens, according to Over the Cap.

Crosby's contract is currently set to carry a $35.8 million cap hit in 2026, per Spotrac.

The California Post's Vincent Bonsignore reported Tuesday the Raiders were expected to have enough cap space to sign all of their free agents while keeping Crosby on the roster.

The Raiders had entered free agency with the most cap space in the NFL at just under $120 million in room, per Spotrac.

Las Vegas originally expected to have even more room under the 2026 cap after reportedly agreeing to trade Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for two first-round picks during the early free agency negotiation period.

The franchise said Tuesday night the Ravens had "backed out of our trade agreements."

The trade was nixed due to "medical concerns that arose during a physical," according to ESPN. The Ravens have since reportedly agreed to sign former Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson.

Knee surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache told ESPN's Adam Schefter in a statement that Crosby was "doing very well in the early part of his rehab" from surgery on the torn meniscus in his left knee that caused the Raiders to shut him down for the last two games of the 2025 season.

"The timing of this assessment is unfortunate because the apparent risk will lessen as his recovery progresses and his return to performance over the next few months becomes clear," ElAttrache told Schefter.

Whether other teams reach a different conclusion about Crosby's knee could impact whether the Raiders are ultimately able to complete a different trade of their star defensive end. The Raiders still intend to ask for two first-rounders in a potential deal, per The Athletic's Dianna Russini.