Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby: ‘I’m coming’ for Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes
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Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby had a fine rookie season in 2019, recording 10 sacks.
But Crosby is focused on the one quarterback he didn’t take down: Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes. That, Crosby promises, will change in the 2020 season.
“I was close a few times,” Crosby said on Bleacher Report’s “The Lefkoe Show.” “It pissed me off pretty much. Pretty much every second after that game was over, both times, I was just mad and blah blah blah, whatever.
“He’s a different type of player too. He’s one of those guys. He just backpedals, he’ll throw the ball from weird angles, it’s not like sacking a regular quarterback. Yeah, I’m definitely looking forward to sacking him. It needs to happen. It’s definitely going to happen.”
The show’s host, Adam Lefkoe, asked if Crosby had a message for Mahomes.
“You can do whatever you want,” Crosby told Lefkoe. “Just know I’m coming, no doubt.”
The Raiders were in the hunt for the AFC West title last year, but lost five of six to end the season.
Crosby was asked about the division outlook with the Chargers having upgraded their defense and the Broncos hoping to build off a strong finish.
“Last year it was kind of back and forth,” Crosby said. “We were 6-4, we were (nearly) tied with the Chiefs and we were like, ‘All right, we’re going to make a serious run at this.’ We obviously didn’t finish the way we wanted to.
“Now, everyone’s in the mix. Obviously every team is going to look a lot different. It’s gonna be awesome. It’s super exciting. It’s going to be great competition. I’m looking forward to it.”
You can listen to the interview here (NOTE: there is some cursing).
