In a chaotic twist that turned the NFL on its head the day before the league year begins, Maxx Crosby is back with the Raiders – and thus (probably) back on the trading block.

With Baltimore backing out of the blockbuster trade for the star pass rusher before it became official Wednesday, the question once again becomes: Where will Crosby end up? And most important here: Will the Seahawks be in the hunt?

John Schneider surely will contact (or already has contacted) Ravens GM Eric DeCosta to find out why he nixed the trade. Then Seattle will decide whether to rejoin the bidding.

Let’s take a look at what the cost might be now and which teams might still be in the mix.

The new cost

Baltimore was the only team to offer two firsts, so the price now is almost certainly less than that. Dallas apparently had offered a first and second, plus maybe a veteran.  

Las Vegas still might be able to get what Dallas offered – or at least a first-rounder. If that is the case, the Hawks would need to give up a little extra because, as Super Bowl champs, they are drafting at the end of the round.

They might be in for the 32nd overall pick and a 2027 second (and maybe Uchenna Nwosu), but would that be enough?

Potential bidders

So many teams have made moves over the past two days that there are not going to be nearly as many suitors this time around. Example: The Cowboys moved on to a trade for Rashan Gary, and they reportedly are not interested in Crosby anymore.

Chicago reportedly was in the bidding the first time, but the Bears have spent over $100 million in free agency – including a $40 million deal to Coby Bryant. They are probably out at this point, unless they want to move some contracts around.

Crosby will count $30 million this year, but that can be chopped down to maybe $8 million by converting most of the $30 million salary to a bonus.

There are perhaps a dozen teams, including the Raiders, who could fit that under their cap without doing a bunch of roster gymnastics. Of those dozen, only about five or six might be in the market for a pass rusher at this point.

Among the teams with cap space who would be unlikely: Green Bay already has Micah Parsons; Washington gave Odafe Oweh a $100 million deal this week; Tennessee traded for Jermaine Johnson and signed John Franklin-Myers; the Jets added two spendy edge rushers; Arizona has three first-rounders and Josh Sweat along its front seven.

That leaves these teams with the cap space and potential desire to go for it: the Chargers, the Bengals, the 49ers and the Patriots.

The Bengals probably are not going to want to give up the 10^th overall pick, so they would be leading with the 41^st pick. Most likely not enough. They also just gave Boye Mafe $20 million a year, so they might be done shopping for pass rushers.

The Chargers just brought back Khalil Mack, but the 35-year-old is year to year. They have over $60 million in space and the 22^nd overall pick.

The 49ers have Nick Bosa and 2025 first-rounder Mykel Williams coming back from injury, so they might not be interested. But, they have $34 million in cap space and the 27^th pick in the draft – and John Lynch has never been afraid to make splashy trades.

The Patriots signed Dre Jones for over $13 million a year, but they have around $32 million in cap space and the 31^st pick in the draft. One possible blocker, though, is Tom Brady, who reportedly does not want Crosby to be sent to his old team.

If the Bears want to move things around and get back in it, they have the 25^th, 57^th and 60^th picks.

Several teams reportedly called the Raiders on Tuesday night to check in again, so there definitely is still plenty of interest.

We’ll soon find out who is the most interested.