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Hypothetical NFL Player Swaps We’d Love to See After NBA’s Davis-Dončić Trade

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Raiders edge Maxx CrosbyKevin Sabitus/Getty ImagesSeahawks Get: Edge Maxx Crosby

Raiders Get: QB Geno Smith, WR D.K. Metcalf, 2026 2nd-round pick

As previously noted, elite pass-rushers are one of the rarest commodities in the NFL. The Las Vegas Raiders have one in Maxx Crosby, and they’re highly unlikely to move him with two years remaining on his contract.

Franchise minority owner Tom Brady will reportedly ensure that Crosby stays in Las Vegas.

“He’s going to make sure that Maxx Crosby is a pillar of the Las Vegas Raiders. You can’t move on from a guy like Maxx Crosby,” Dianna Russini of The Athletic said on her Scoop City show (h/t Bleacher Report’s Scott Polacek).

You know there’s a “but” coming, right?

But, the fact remains that Crosby is the biggest potential trade chip that the Raiders possess, aside, possibly, from tight end Brock Bowers. The Raiders also need to find a starting-caliber quarterback and, presumably, need to find a way to win sooner than later.

New head coach Pete Carroll should provide stability as head coach. However, he’ll turn 74 in September and may not have the lengthiest of windows.

In this hypothetical scenario, the Raiders make the difficult decision to move Crosby and reunite Carroll with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith and receiver D.K. Metcalf.

Smith will turn 35 in October but is an above-average starter—he was also a Pro Bowler in 2022 and 2023, his last two seasons under Carroll. Metcalf is a two-time Pro Bowler who could partner with Bowers and Jakobi Meters to give Las Vegas a dangerous receiving corps.

Replacing Crosby wouldn’t be easy, but this deal would, theoretically, give the Raiders an offense capable of keeping pace in the talented AFC West right away.

The Seahawks, meanwhile, would get a top-tier pass-rusher to partner with Leonard Williams, Derick Hall and Boye Mafe along the defensive front—a potentially intriguing prospect for head coach Mike Macdonald, who previously served as the Ravens’ defensive coordinator.

And while moving Smith and Metcalf would lead to some offensive rebuilding, it’s worth noting that both players could be nearing the end of their Seattle careers. Smith is entering a contract year. Metcalf has just two years remaining on his contract and was replaced by Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the team’s top receiver in 2024.

With Smith out of the picture, Seattle could consider making a run at impending free agent Sam Darnold, who spent time with new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak in San Francisco in 2023.

Source : Bleacher Report

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