Wednesday is the second day of OTA practices for the Las Vegas Raiders, and the first in which media was in attendance. Early on, one observation was that Maxx Crosby was in attendance, but not practicing with his teammates as he is still recovering from offseason surgery.
Still, the Pro Bowl edge rusher was doing what he could, going through warmups and stretches.
#Raiders DE Maxx Crosby, who is recovering from offseason knee surgery, is not participating in practice but out here stretching with the team. pic.twitter.com/XUwW810Pfi
— Ryan McFadden (@ryanmcfadden_) May 20, 2026
Crosby’s injury situation is possibly the most publicized, seemingly minor injury in NFL history.
The meniscus cleanup first made news when the Raiders sat him down for the final two games when Crosby insisted he was able to play. Crosby was not happy about this and stormed out of the facility, later positing videos of himself and his kids jumping on the trampoline and playing basketball as a not-so-subtle nod to the league and the fans that he was healthy enough to play.
This unhappiness carried into the offseason and ultimately led to a trade request which the Raiders facilitated that trade with the Baltimore Ravens. Only to have the Ravens play the Raiders and Crosby until they could work a backdoor free agent deal with Trey Hendrickson. They then pulled the old okeedoke, yanking the trade deal at the finish line with Crosby at the Ravens’ facility, claiming a failed physical due to the injury which they knew about full well going into it. By then the Raiders had moved on and so had all the other previously interested teams.
From there, the Raiders welcomed Crosby back into the fold, and he recommitted to the team with which he has spent his entire career and literally has tattooed on his body. And with it, he is determined to prove to everyone that he will return from this with no long term issues. In order to ensure that is the case, he and the team will need to be cautious in the rehab process and not rush him back unnecessarily.
For that reason, I’d be surprised if we see him practice at all in OTA’s, and it wouldn’t shock me if we didn’t see him join his teammates at practice until training camp.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Maxx Crosby injury update: EDGE sidelined to begin Raiders OTA practices