McDaniels: Crosby's Level of Dedication is Rare

Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby is the standard when it comes to effort.

Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is one of the hardest-working players on the Las Vegas Raiders.

Crosby has expressed throughout the offseason that he wants to be the best at his position and to some day be a Hall of Famer.

So far in training camp, he's certainly putting in the work it takes to be in those conversations.

“Yeah, you'd love to have 90 who are like that," Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels said when he addressed the media Wednesday. "You know what I mean? And I think every one of our guys works hard. He just has an innate ability to bring it at the same level on every play, every day, regardless of what the day means. In shells, helmets, pads. Now, he's not hitting anybody when he's not in pads or anything like that. But his effort, the way he works, how early he gets here, how much time he puts in. He's an incredible example.

"I mean, we're all blessed that we're around him because I've been in the league for a little while and you see a few guys who come into your organization that are like that, and they're rare. They're unique. And so, I really appreciate the time that we have together with him. And I think our team appreciates what he brings to this organization and to the field every day to his job. There's no better example than what he does to try to help the Raiders win. And so, if everybody sees that and can try to sprinkle a little bit of that into their game and into their daily routine, we would all be better for it. We saw that yesterday. Michael Mayer certainly did.”

Crosby comes off his second straight Pro-Bowl season, having led the league in tackles for losses (22) while recording a career-best 12.5 sacks and 89 combined tackles.

The Silver and Black open the preseason by hosting the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. PDT.

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