Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby undergoes knee surgery

Key Highlights

• Neal ElAttrache. Crosby hurt his knee at mid-season and played through the injury, but was placed on injured reserve with two games left.
• Crosby left the Raiders' facility upset after that decision, but returned the following week. He had 10 sacks and a career-high 28 tackles for loss this season.
• Crosby has double-digit sacks three of the past four seasons. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCrosby signed a three-year extension worth $106.5 million, with $91.5 million guaranteed, on March 5 that briefly made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
• The deal takes Crosby through the 2029 season. Raiders general manager John Spytek was asked this week about Crosby's future with the organization.“I’ve had the opportunity in the last several weeks to spend a lot of time with Maxx, and I think it’s been well documented that he didn’t love the idea of not playing football,” Spytek said.
• “I think you always want that from your best players.