Las Vegas Raiders defensive finish Maxx Crosby is among the premier pass-rushers within the NFL.
Nevertheless, he not too long ago admitted throughout an look on Barstool Sports activities’ “Pardon My Take” podcast that his eagerness to show himself as a rookie fourth-round decide throughout his first coaching camp in 2019 almost value him his job when Jon Gruden was teaching the group.
“He actually threatened to chop me on the center of the sphere my first coaching camp,” Crosby said. “…It was just like the second week of coaching camp, I swat a ball down and I’m [expletive] hype, celebrating, and he’s taking a look at me all irritated. Then it occurs once more — growth swat a ball down. And it occurs on the finish of observe for the third time. He’s like, ‘Cease swatting the [expletive] ball down. I’ll [expletive] reduce your a-s, I swear to God.”
Crosby had 4 batted passes throughout his rookie season, which has since develop into a specialty of his as evidenced by the 4 or extra batted passes he is recorded in three of his 5 seasons.