With the Chicago Bears already making trade moves this week, speculation has began to ramp up about what they could do next especially considering the rumors around Las Vegas Raiders superstar pass rusher Maxx Crosby.
Given the shocking news earlier in the week of center Drew Dalman’s abrupt retirement, and now the trade of DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills, Chicago has created cap space for themselves to get involved in a potential trade for Crosby as the Raiders are reportedly now listening to offers for him.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday morning, and added more fire to the rumors of a Crosby trade, indicating that the Bears and Dallas Cowboys are two teams with the most serious interest for him.
Here’s what Adam Schefter had to say about Chicago’s chances of getting Crosby in a trade:
“I think they’ve checked in on Maxx Crosby, I don’t know if they’ll be able to get it done in the end,” Schefter said. “I think there have been a whole bunch of teams in on Maxx Crosby, that feels like one of those situations where it’s quiet now, the volcano is simmering, and we’re just waiting to see if that volcano erupts here in the coming days and whether if the Raiders ultimately decide to move on from Maxx Crosby. The Bears have checked in, the Cowboys have checked in…”
Dallas is certainly in the mix for Crosby’s services as they traded their own superstar pass rusher last season when they dealt Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, setting them up with two first-round picks in this year’s draft. Things are starting to move quickly on the trade front for Crosby, and it appears that the Bears are fully involved in being one of the front runners to get a deal done.
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Reporting by Mike Pendleton, Bears Wire / Bears Wire
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