Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby wants Aaron Rodgers to be his team’s new quarterback in 2025.
Rodgers, 41, will be cut by the New York Jets and is searching for a new team. The Los Angeles Rams were one genuine option but that door is now closed after it emerged Matthew Stafford is remaining in Los Angeles.
But star defensive end Crosby, speaking on his Rush with Maxx podcast, is backing Rodgers to have a massive year in 2025 with whoever signs him – and he wants it to be his team.
‘The first year off an Achilles is one of the hardest things to do,’ Crosby said, reflecting on Rodgers’ return from his injury in the 2023 campaign. ‘You see it with Kirk (Cousins of Atlanta Falcons), Kirk had a down year.
‘It happened with Aaron, he struggled early on but got better as the season went. I think with all the doubt and all the negativity around Aaron – people saying he needs to retire and things like that, getting cut by the Jets – I think he’s going to come back (and have a big year).
‘I know he’s 42 or 41 but I think he’s going to have a big year this year. And I hope it is in (points to himself) around town.’
Maxx Crosby has told Raiders minority owner Tom Brady he wants Aaron Rodgers in as QB
Crosby, the team’s star defensive end, is backing Rodgers to have a big year in 2025
The Raiders are going through an offseason of upheaval, spearheaded by Tom Brady after he became a minority owner of the team last year.
After Pete Carroll came in as head coach, the next big decision is over the team’s signal caller.
Intriguingly, as part of the offseason quarterback carousel, Brady spoke to Rams QB Stafford about heading to Vegas.
Rodgers, meanwhile, has yet to speak out in extensive detail over his Jets departure. Last season, he said that his first choice was to remain with the New York team.
Since it was announced that new Jets head coach Aaron Glenn wanted to change direction and move on without Rodgers, he has mainly been linked to a move to the blue half of the city with the Giants.
And if Rodgers did head to the Raiders, what would it mean for his close friend Davante Adams?
The wide receiver followed Brady from Vegas to the Jets last season but the Jets unsurprisingly cut him today, saving nearly $30million in cap space in the process.
The two are said to want to keep playing together but it is unclear if a return to the Raiders is on the cards for Adams, too.
Rodgers is expected to play on after being cut from the New York Jets at age 41
In 2023, Rodgers tore his Achilles just four snaps into his Jets debut against the Buffalo Bills, missing the remainder of the season.
In his second campaign, the team finished 5-12 for the season and failed to reach the playoffs once again.
After a 4-13 season, the Raiders also hold the sixth pick in the 2025 Draft later this year.
