Maxx Crosby Gives 'Honest' Reaction to Ravens-Raiders Trade Falling Apart, How 'Vibes' Weren't Right

Maxx Crosby appeared on his way to joining the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, but the deal was called off, and he ended up back in Las Vegas.

Reflecting on the failed trade, Crosby said he had a feeling the "vibes" didn't "feel right."

But there was also a feeling he had through a messy couple of days in Baltimore, even before he took the ill-fated physical that scuttled the transition. One that he couldn't shake.

"God's blessed me in a lot of different ways. I got my flaws. I got my strengths," Crosby told Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer. "One thing is, I feel like my intuition, I can read a room and I understand people and energy and vibes. That's something I could pick up real fast. And I just felt like in that situation, it didn't feel right when it was happening. And it has nothing to do with or against them at that time. Like, it was what it was, how that whole situation went down. It felt like the world was telling me I'm not leaving, even when I was in the Baltimore city limits. Just being 100 percent honest.

"I couldn't look at a TV without seeing, Raiders are having the best offseason, signing these people. … I'm like, Why is this happening? My phone's blowing up—Oh my God, now they want to sign players. And I'm laughing. I'm like, Stop talking to me about that s--t."

While Crosby ultimately feels things worked out for the better he said "of course," when asked if there was a low moment amid the fallout.

Now, Crosby is gearing up for his eighth season in Las Vegas, where he'll look to make an impact on a squad that had a strong offseason. He'll also have no bitterness towards the Raiders for failing to find a trade for him. After all, he was happy to stay in Las Vegas.

"People don't even understand, I never wanted to leave in the first place," he said. "But people have their own opinions on that. And that is what it is. And that's part of it. I never, ever wanted to leave this place. … I don't do business. I'm not on the business side. I'm not on the third floor. So I don't know. I'm not a mind reader. I'm not a future predictor. I'm not going to do that. I'm going to be present. I'm going to be the best Raider I can be for as long as I possibly can be."