NFL has recently released their updated list of top five ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ nominees, and to everyone’s surprise, Maxx Crosby has missed securing any of those five spots. Although the names on the list do require the deserved recognition but is Crosby’s display so spotty this season to not even make it up to the top five?
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NFL certainly thinks so. The list starts with Aaron Donald, a much recognized and deserved name in the list of DPOY nominees. The Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle has won the DPOY title three times in his last four seasons and still comes out to be the dominant contender in the list.
Maxx Crosby excluded from DPOY Top Five list
Following Donald, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett secures the second spot with his monumental tally of 10.5 sacks in just eight games, making him an equally strong nominee. Along with them, players like T.J. Watt, Trevon Diggs, and surprisingly Bobby Wagner have also made it up to the top five, but the name Maxx Crosby was nowhere to be seen.
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It was, however, a surprise to see a player with enormous potential and remarkable stats not making it to the list of nominees. Maxx Crosby, though, has been named to PFF Midseason All-Pro Team, making the DPOY nominee list quite controversial.
And with a star player neglected from the list, his fans took to Twitter explaining how the 24-year-old DE deserves his due recognition.
Maxx crosby leading in QB hits and pressure The NFL:
The disrespect to Maxx Crosby is absurd.
They're all deserving candidates, but who gets your vote for Defensive Player of the Year right now? ⬇️
Maxx Crosby is getting the same treatment the NFL gave Rodney Hudson when he was with the Raiders. Act like he doesn't exist. 🤦🏼♂️
The only players with 40+ pressures this season: ☠️ Maxx Crosby - 47 🔸 Myles Garrett - 44 ⚔️ Harold Landry III - 43 🐅 Trey Hendrickson - 41 🏴☠️ Shaquil Barrett - 40
No Maxx Crosby option?
They're all deserving candidates, but who gets your vote for Defensive Player of the Year right now? ⬇️
Where the hell is maxx Crosby 😹 Bobby Wagner LMFAO
They're all deserving candidates, but who gets your vote for Defensive Player of the Year right now? ⬇️
Maxx Crosby >>> TJ Watt
They're all deserving candidates, but who gets your vote for Defensive Player of the Year right now? ⬇️
The league office propaganda machine loves to corrall their choices. #Raiders Maxx Crosby is conveniently not recognized. 🖕my rebuttal
They're all deserving candidates, but who gets your vote for Defensive Player of the Year right now? ⬇️
GIVE MAXX CROSBY HIS DAMN RESPECT YOU FUCKING COWARDS
They're all deserving candidates, but who gets your vote for Defensive Player of the Year right now? ⬇️
Crosby as a deserving defensive player
Crosby, despite his commendable five sacks and 10 solo tackles in seven games, he is also showing significant improvements as a pass rusher. Not to mention his consistency every week makes him a threat to the opposing team.
& the best pass rusher in the AFC West is still Maxx Crosby 🔥
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The Crosby-less DPOY nominee list seems incomplete, but the NFL has left more room for other defensive players to swoop in well before the season ends. And by the look of Crosby’s performance every week, he will surely climb his way up the list and may even win the DPOY to surprise everyone once again.
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