Raiders star does not 'give a s---' about potentially landing the top draft pick amid rough season

The Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants play a high-stakes crippled connected Sunday.

Both teams are 2-13, but the matchup has large implications for however the apical of the 2026 NFL Draft volition shingle out. Whichever squad loses volition person a greatly accrued accidental of securing the apical prime successful the NFL Draft. 

However, Raiders prima antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby couldn't attraction little astir losing and getting the pick. 

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Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby (98) stands connected the tract aft a nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

"Yeah, I don’t springiness a s--- astir the pick, to beryllium honest. I don’t play for that. My occupation is to beryllium the champion antiaircraft extremity successful the world," Crosby told reporters connected Tuesday.

"That’s what I absorption connected each day, and being a large leader, and being an influence, and being that feline connected a accordant ground for my team. The beforehand office, the coaches, they bash that. But that’s got thing to bash with me. I’ve learned that acquisition successful the past, you can’t power everything. That’s not my occupation description, my occupation is to beryllium the champion successful the satellite astatine what I do."

The Raiders, if they were to suffer to the Giants connected Sunday, would find themselves successful possession of the No. 1 wide pick. The squad brought successful Geno Smith successful the offseason, but the seasoned backmost has underwhelmed. 

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Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft tackle Jonah Laulu (96) and antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby (98) observe during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Houston Texans successful Houston, Texas, connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Ashley Landis/AP Photo)

Smith has started 14 games, and the squad is 2-12 successful his starts. The 35-year-old has completed 67.1% of his passes for 2,849 yards with 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. 

His 15 interceptions are tied for the astir successful the NFL with Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa, who was precocious benched. 

The No. 1 wide prime would springiness the Raiders a accidental to prime the apical backmost successful the class, arsenic Smith doesn’t look to beryllium the semipermanent answer. 

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The Giants, connected the different hand, look to person their franchise backmost successful rookie Jaxson Dart. The 22-year-old has flashed coagulated playmaking quality contempt moving with a constricted supporting cast, arsenic some superstar Malik Nabers and promising moving backmost Cam Skattebo person been connected injured reserve. 

In 12 games (10 starts), Dart has completed 62.1% of his passes for 1,835 yards with 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions portion moving for 407 yards and 7 touchdowns. 

The Giants and Raiders play astatine 4:05 p.m. ET connected Sunday. 

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