NFL insider notebook: Maxx Crosby trade buzz grows, plus Kyler Murray's next team and Mike Evans' market

Chicago could be positioned to make a move for the Raiders pass rusher while teams around the league monitor trade markets, quarterback movement and major free agency decisions.

If the price is right, just about any player in the NFL can be traded. In Las Vegas, sources believe that's true of pass rusher Maxx Crosby.

The Raiders have not appeared interested in dealing Crosby this offseason, but multiple teams believe that's because Las Vegas wants a Micah Parsons-type trade to facilitate the deal. Las Vegas is extremely unlikely to get two first-rounders plus a young player for Crosby, but there are teams willing to give up a first-round pick and then some -- or a collection of picks that equal that -- in order to land the 28-year-old Crosby, who has 68 tackles for loss over the last three seasons, which is the second-most in the NFL. 

Multiple sources indicate the Chicago Bears are a team to watch in potentially dealing for Crosby. The Bears aren't the only team with interest in Crosby -- the Dallas Cowboys are lurking, according to sources -- but they could be best positioned to do a deal if one can be done. The new league year begins March 11. 

What is unclear is whether Crosby will play in 2026 under his current contract. He signed a three-year, $109.5 million extension last March that made him the highest-paid pass rusher in the league. The Raiders, led by then-first year GM John Spytek, beat the market and paid Crosby at the top of the position quickly. Now, Crosby's $35.5 million average annual value contract is more than $10 million below the top of the market with Parsons.

If Crosby is willing to play this upcoming season on his current deal, that would sweeten the offers for Las Vegas. If Crosby wanted a raise, that would lessen the compensation sent to the Raiders. At least one high-ranking source tells CBS Sports it is his belief Crosby would play this season under his current contract.