- - Maxx Crosby plays basketball, posts trampoline photos after Raiders shut him down due to knee injury

Chris Cwik December 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM

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Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby won't play in Week 17 due to a knee injury, but he seems pretty healthy. Crosby posted a video of himself playing basketball and photos of him on a trampoline, a few days after he was shut down for the rest of the regular season by the team.

Crosby, 28, posted two images of himself on a trampoline with his daughter and two videos in which he's playing basketball. The images were posted on Crosby's Instagram story, meaning they won't be available 24 hours after being posted.

Maxx Crosby posted photos and videos of him on a trampoline and playing basketball after the Raiders placed him on IR, citing his need for offseason knee surgery ☕️(via maxxcrosby/IG) pic.twitter.com/j13DmiBnZx

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 28, 2025

The timing of Croby's posts should raise a few eyebrows from Raiders fans, given the team placed Crosby on injured reserve on Saturday, citing his need to undergo knee surgery.

Earlier in the week, however, Crosby seemed like he was ready to keep playing in 2025. With the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft potentially on the line Sunday, Crosby told reporters he didn't care about the pick and wanted to win.

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The Raiders felt differently, and officially shut down Crosby on Saturday. Once informed of the decision, the star said he wanted to leave the team's facility, which the Raiders allowed. He's not the only big-name player shut down by the Raiders ahead of Week 17. Tight end Brock Bowers, who has battled injuries all season, was also placed on IR ahead of the matchup against the New York Giants.

Crosby was reportedly not happy about the decision, per Fox's Jay Glazer.

Maxx Crosby is frustrated with the Raiders decision to shut him down for the rest of the season.@JayGlazer has more on the situation. pic.twitter.com/etPCzVQ3Ru

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 28, 2025

With both the Giants and Raiders sitting at 2-13 with two games to go, the loser of Week 17's game could wind up with the top overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. While both teams could use that pick, the Raiders are more desperate for a quarterback of the future, and would control their own destiny if they secure the No. 1 pick in the draft. The Giants — if they feel good about Jaxson Dart — could potentially trade the No. 1 overall pick to a quarterback-needy team. That team could then snipe the Raiders, making sure Las Vegas misses out on its top choice at the position.

Crosby, as he previously stated, doesn't care about any of that and appeared ready to suit up in Week 17. His basketball and trampoline images certainly suggest Crosby could have been out on the field vs. the Giants, regardless of what the Raiders said about the nature of his injury.

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