1. Maxx Robert Crosby was born on August 22,1997 and is an American professional football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.
30 Facts About Maxx Crosby
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Maxx Crosby played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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Maxx Robert Crosby was born in Lapeer, Michigan, and moved to Colleyville, Texas during adolescence.
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Maxx Crosby attended Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas.
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Maxx Crosby added an eagle emoticon, the Eagles being a nickname both for the Serbian national sports teams, and for their supporter groups.
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Maxx Crosby played college football at Eastern Michigan from 2015 to 2018.
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Maxx Crosby was inducted into the school's Ring of Honor in 2023.
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In 2024, the playing field at Rynearson Stadium was renamed "Maxx Crosby Field" following a $1 million donation to the program from Maxx Crosby.
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Maxx Crosby was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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In week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Maxx Crosby sacked Ryan Finley four times, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate Maurice Hurst Jr.
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Maxx Crosby finished his rookie season with ten sacks, 47 total tackles, four passes defended, and four forced fumbles.
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Maxx Crosby was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
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Maxx Crosby ended the season with seven sacks, 39 total tackles, and one pass defended.
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In week 18, Maxx Crosby earned his third AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor, which was his second of the season, for registering six tackles, three tackles for a loss, four quarterback hits, 11 pressures, two sacks and three passes defended against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Maxx Crosby would set a number of personal bests that season, which included passes defended and a team-leading amount of quarterback hits, more than doubling his career highs at that point for both statistics.
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Maxx Crosby was named as a 2021 second-team All-Pro edge rusher by the Associated Press.
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Maxx Crosby was ranked 59th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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On March 11,2022, Maxx Crosby signed a four-year, $98.98 million contract extension with the Raiders.
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Maxx Crosby finished the season with a career-high 12.5 sacks, 89 total tackles, four passes defended, and three forced fumbles.
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Maxx Crosby led the NFL in tackles for loss with 22, and was named a 2022 Pro Bowler for his season performance.
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Maxx Crosby was ranked 17th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.
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In Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers, Maxx Crosby recorded four tackles for loss, the most in the league that week, and a sack and was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.
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Maxx Crosby finished the 2023 season with 14.5 sacks, 90 total tackles, two passes defended, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery.
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Maxx Crosby tied for the league lead with 23 total tackles for loss.
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Maxx Crosby earned Pro Bowl honors for the 2023 season.
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Maxx Crosby was ranked tenth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
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In Week 4, Maxx Crosby had another two-sack game against the Denver Broncos.
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On March 5,2025, Maxx Crosby signed a three-year $106.5 million contract extension with $91.5 million guaranteed and an average salary of $35.5 million per year, making him the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback at the time.
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In February 2022, Maxx Crosby got engaged to Rachel Washburn, and they welcomed their first child on October 13,2022.
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In 2023, Maxx Crosby tattooed his chest with the words "Be Legendary" with pictures of Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and an image of his daughter as an infant.