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  "textContent": "<p>Elite pass rusher Maxx Crosby is back on the trade market, and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears\" target=\"_blank\" >the Bears</a> badly need help at that position. If the Raiders’ asking price was too high a week ago, when they received two first-round picks from the Ravens for him, it likely has dropped after <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/03/10/bears-maxx-crosby-ravens-raiders-say-back-out-trade-defensive-end-nfl\" >the Ravens backed out of the trade because of a failed physical</a>.</p><p>The big question, among several, for Bears general manager Ryan Poles is whether it will fall enough for him to go for it.</p><p>Sending away two first-rounders would’ve been questionable for the Bears in a stage at which they’re still building the roster. Their goal is to compete for a championship this season, but it’s essential to be realistic about how much of a leap that would be.</p><p>But if the Raiders are willing to recalibrate their expectations to a first- and second-round pick for Crosby, that could work for Poles.</p><p>The Bears’ first-rounder this year is No. 25 overall, so the Raiders might prefer to take their chances on a 2027 pick instead in the hope that it’ll be higher. The Bears, of course, are planning on the opposite. Poles also has an extra second-rounder in his pocket after landing one from the Bills in the DJ Moore trade.</p><p>From that standpoint, Crosby would be worth it.</p><p>He’s a five-time Pro Bowl selection who has averaged nearly 10 sacks per season, and the Bears haven’t had a force like him in their pass rush since Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn. Pairing Crosby and Montez Sweat would seem likely to fix a problem that has bothered Poles throughout his tenure.</p><p>Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta imagined a similar tandem, saying Wednesday he had wanted to trade for Crosby and sign free agent defensive end Trey Hendrickson. Hendrickson signed Wednesday for $112 million over four years. He added that he was “gutted” by having to nix the Crosby trade.</p><p>Poles acknowledged inquiring with the Raiders about Crosby at the trade deadline last season.</p><p>The Bears have the second-fewest sacks over the last four seasons and finished 22nd in pressure rate last season. Without much production from the defensive line, they blitzed the 12th-most frequently in the NFL.</p><p>But there’s no certainty of the Raiders actually lowering their demands in a Crosby trade. He was still on their roster when the new league year began Wednesday, essentially eliminating any hurry to offload him.</p><p>With that on their side, the Raiders could wait all the way to the start of the season to trade him. There’s precedent for getting a haul at that point, too, with Mack and Micah Parsons recently drawing two first-round picks.</p><p>Crosby also could be practicing by then — agent C.J. LaBoy said he is expected to be back on the field this spring — and might also look better in a physical examination. He had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in January.</p><p>Draft capital, though, isn’t the only concern for Poles.</p><p>Crosby is due $121.1 million over the next four seasons, and the Bears would need to clear additional salary-cap space to afford him this season, then do some maneuvering in future years. That could be challenging as the team prepares, Poles said, for the possibility of a contract extension for quarterback Caleb Williams.</p><p>Additionally, if the Ravens’ medical staff raised issues with Crosby’s physical, it’s hard to say whether he’d pass an exam anywhere. Every team has different standards and different thresholds for risk.</p><p>Poles has been careful about situations like this and notably rescinded a contract offer to defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi after agreeing to a three-year, $40.5 million deal in 2022. Ogunjobi ended up with a one-year, $8 million contract with the Steelers, but has proven durable.</p><p>Given Poles’ general aversion to jamming the Bears’ future salary-cap situations by restructuring contracts, he’s likely to go a more conservative route by looking for a defensive end in the draft, hoping Sweat will assert himself as a dominant pass rusher and hoping Shemar Turner, a second-round pick last year, will play up to his high potential.</p><p>The Bears also could look at the senior class of pass rushers and try to get one of them on an expensive, but short-term deal. Former Saints star Cameron Jordan, for example, is a free agent at 36, but had 10 1/2 sacks last season and played 10 seasons for Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen.</p><p>But even with financial and medical factors in play for Crosby, he’s more of a sure thing than any of the alternatives. 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  "title": "Bears get second chance at DE Maxx Crosby, and perhaps with lower asking price from Raiders",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T22:18:02.255Z"
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