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LAS VEGAS IS IN FULL-BLOWN MUTINY. In a SHOCKING power play that exposes the ROTTEN CORE of the modern NFL, the Las Vegas Raiders have FORCIBLY BENCHED their only star, defensive end Maxx Crosby, against his will—sparking an explosive locker room crisis and revealing a franchise so desperate to LOSE for a draft pick that it will SABOTAGE its own players.
Sources confirm Crosby LEFT THE FACILITY in a FURY after management ordered him shut down, “vehemently disagreeing” with a decision he sees as a COWARDLY SURRENDER. The Raiders’ sterile statement about “consultation with medical professionals” is a BLATANT COVER for a naked TANKING operation. This isn’t about health—it’s about the franchise PREFERRING a humiliating loss to the Giants to secure the #1 pick over honoring the heart of a warrior who wants to fight.
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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) reacts during the second half at SoFi Stadium on Nov. 30, 2025. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imagn Images)
This Sunday’s “game” is now a NATIONAL DISGRACE—a shameless race to the bottom where the only goal is to LOSE. Crosby’s defiance, stating “I don’t play for that,” is a DAMNING indictment of a front office that has betrayed the very concept of sport. They are telling their best player, and their fans, that INTENTIONAL FAILURE is now official organizational policy.
The message is clear: In today’s NFL, a prized draft slot is MORE VALUABLE than integrity, more valuable than a player’s pride, and more valuable than the respect of the fans who pay to watch a competition. The Raiders are treating their star like DISPOSABLE PROPERTY, sidelining his passion to calculate a future gamble.
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Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu (96) and defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) celebrate during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
This is more than a sports story—it’s a CANCER, proving that when losing is rewarded, the soul of the game is the first casualty. If a franchise can imprison its own heart and call it “protection,” then every field is now a potential crime scene.



