NFL Combine: 7 Most Telling Comments From the Week in Indianapolis
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INDIANAPOLIS — The primary purpose of the NFL Scouting Combine is for teams to gather intel on the top prospects in the upcoming draft and scout them in simulated drills. However, the week in Indianapolis also gave us several tea leaves on what to expect in the NFL this offseason. Will Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby get traded? What does George Pickens' franchise tag mean for the Cowboys? Will the Patriots pursue Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown? Those questions were asked this week, and while they weren't answered, we got comments that gave us plenty to read into. So, here are the seven most telling comments we heard at the combine, and how we interpreted them: Raiders GM John Spytek on a potential Maxx Crosby trade: ‘We’re always listening’ Henry McKenna: This situation feels a whole lot like an organization that is committing to their QB1 — "right now." When a team says something like that, they’re almost inevitably going to replace their QB. So when John Spytek said this about Crosby … "We're always listening," said Spytek, when asked if Crosby was untradeable. It meant that they were almost inevitably going to trade him. Of course, let’s make sure to honor everything Spytek said. Because he’d clearly like to keep the edge player. "Maxx [Crosby] is an elite player," he told reporters at the combine on Tuesday. "I've been very upfront from the start when I got here that we're in the business of having really good players on the team, and we need a lot more of them. And it's hard to build a great team without elite players." It’s understandable that the Raiders don’t want to trade Crosby. It’s also starting to feel unrealistic. He doesn’t want to be there, and when a player of Crosby’s caliber makes a decision like that, it forces the team’s hand. So at some point before the draft, there will likely be a blockbuster trade that sends Crosby to a new home. Brian Schottenheimer says he hopes the Cowboys can lock up George Pickens on a long-term deal McKenna: If Georg
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- No Data Available - BROWSE BY SPORTS & TEAMS PLAYERS SHOWS PERSONALITIES TOPICS Built on National Football League National Football League NFL Combine: 7 Most Telling Comments From the Week in Indianapolis Updated Mar. 1, 2026 7:36 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link Ben Arthur NFL Reporter Henry McKenna NFL Reporter INDIANAPOLIS — The primary purpose of the NFL Scouting Combine is for teams to gather intel on the top prospects in the upcoming draft and scout them in simulated drills. However, the week in Indianapolis also gave us several tea leaves on what to expect in the NFL this offseason. Will Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby get traded? What does George Pickens' franchise tag mean for the Cowboys? Will the Patriots pursue Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown? Those questions were asked this week, and while they weren't answered, we got comments that gave us plenty to read into. So, here are the seven most telling comments we heard at the combine, and how we interpreted them: Raiders GM John Spytek on a potential Maxx Crosby trade: ‘We’re always listening’ Henry McKenna : This situation feels a whole lot like an organization that is committing to their QB1 — "right now." When a team says something like that, they’re almost inevitably going to replace their QB. So when John Spytek said this about Crosby … "We're always listening," said Spytek, when asked if Crosby was untradeable. It meant that they were almost inevitably going to trade him. Of course, let’s make sure to honor everything Spytek said. Because he’d clearly like to keep the edge player. Maxx Crosby discusses where he stands with the Raiders "Maxx is an elite player," he told reporters at the combine on Tuesday. "I've been very upfront from the start when I got here that we're in the business of having really good players on the team, and we need a lot more of them. And it's hard to build a great team without elite players." It’s understandable that the Raiders don’t want to trade Crosby. It’s also sta...
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