The Dallas Cowboys have found themselves at the center of a storm this week. Reports are swirling that the team reached out to the Las Vegas Raiders about potentially acquiring star pass rusher Maxx Crosby ahead of the November 4 trade deadline.

However, that excitement was short-lived when NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero quickly reported that the Raiders met with Crosby on Tuesday to assure him, they have no interest in trading him. But Cowboys insider Bryan Broaddus isn’t ready to accept that the trade talks are completely dead. Speaking on Crown Global Media’s platform, Broaddus pointed to a familiar situation that should give fans hope.

“This is the best opportunity we’d been at the NFL owners’ meetings yesterday on Tuesday for Jerry and Stephen to go to Mark Davis and be able to kind of maybe lay some groundwork. Like if you guys are interested, what is this going to cost us?” he explained.​

Broaddus went on to note that reporters like Jane Slater and Tom Pelissero have been pushing the narrative that the Raiders aren’t really interested in dealing with Maxx Crosby. But he reminded everyone of what happened with Parsons just a few months ago.

“We heard the same thing from Steven Jones. We were standing there myself at Nobu when Stephen Jones said no, I’m not going to trade Micah Parsons. He said that. He said no, I, there’s no reason I’m not going to do this,” Broaddus recalled.

That denial didn’t age well a few months back. The Cowboys shipped Parsons to Green Bay in exchange for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

The insider believes this situation could follow a similar path. “I don’t think this is dead. I really don’t. It got out, it spread very quickly, and now you’ve got the parties involved trying to kind of damper the fire a little bit, kind of put the fire out,” Broaddus explained.

He made it clear that he thinks Dallas is actively hunting for players. Maxx Crosby has 63.5 career sacks and is having another productive year with four sacks. He has 7.5 tackles for loss and 28 total tackles for the season. Something that would transform the defensive line back into a legitimate threat.​

But the timing made sense for the Cowboys. They are sitting at 3-3-1 and holding down second place in the NFC East.

Maxx Crosby trade hopes still alive despite Raiders’ denial

Even though the Raiders insist Crosby wants to stay in Las Vegas and compete with the only team he has ever played for since being drafted in the fourth round back in 2019, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio questioned whether Crosby is completely off the trade talks.

Speaking on PFT Live, Florio questioned whether Maxx Crosby truly wants to stay with the Raiders, who have struggled at 2-5 this season.

“I think he’s stuck, and he got paid and you know, if they’re not going to trade him, it’s not it’s not useful for him to start making it known he doesn’t want to be there,” Florio added.

The idea of the Raiders’ trading Maxx Crosby isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds. Crosby has voiced his frustration with all the losing that’s defined his time in Vegas. At 28, he knows his prime years are ticking away. And the window to chase a Super Bowl ring is shrinking fast.

If the Raiders do make him available, the Cowboys won’t be the only team calling. The San Francisco 49ers, fresh off losing Nick Bosa to a torn ACL in Week 3, are also hunting for a pass rusher. That sets up a potential bidding war between Dallas and San Francisco.

For the Cowboys, landing Crosby would cost serious draft capital. One of their top picks, projected around 12th or 29th. But with a defense that badly needs a difference-maker, Jerry Jones just might make the call.