The Cowboys tried once to get Crosby through the door and appear to be comfortable with their edge room, but a call still has to be made.
The Dallas Cowboys and their attempts to lure Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby to The Star appeared to be all but over.
But they shouldn't be.
The Cowboys twice tried to get Maxx earlier this offseason, but were rebuffed by the Raiders, and we still think the franchise should be putting in a call to the Raiders for Maxx.
Our own Mike Fisher has repeatedly stated that Dallas should be on the phone and offer up some conditional picks to help get Maxx through the door.
But the ship has set sail ... for now.
When November comes around, I expect teams to once again come calling for Maxx because, let's face it, he isn't likely to be part of the Raiders' next Super Bowl window.
But he could be for Dallas.
And it is here where I think the dream if you want to call it that, for Maxx, isn't dead.
The New York Post's Vincent Bonsignore, in his piece, discussed the San Francisco 49ers going after Crosby, dropped a little nugget of information that should make the Cowboys' ears prick up.
"The same reasons that the Raiders traded Crosby to the Ravens in March are still in place," Bonsignore wrote.
Right, so that is the first piece.
The Raiders are still of the thought that Crosby could be dealt, despite everything surrounding a move having cooled down.
We know that Dallas is likely going with the trusted "we like our guys" motto right now and will wait to see what it has in Oxnard before making any move.
But Bonsignore has just told us that the Raiders are open for business. However, what would it take to get Maxx out of Las Vegas?
In Bonsignore's piece, for a proposed move for the 49ers, he wrote: "Multiple league sources have told The California Post that the framework for a suitable offer would consist of a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and second-year edge rusher Mykel Williams."
So, two picks and a player.
Is Dallas doing that? Not likely. We have seen some mention a first-round pick and George Pickens, which is too rich for me.
But as Fish has stated, a first-round pick and then a conditional pick that becomes higher value if Maxx, say, plays 60 percent of the snaps in 2026.
So, while the chatter on a move for Maxx by anyone has gone quiet, Bonsignore has just told us that the Raiders are still open for business if someone comes calling.
Which is exactly why the Cowboys should be the ones that do.
