Maxx Crosby Shares New Details on Knee Injury
Maxx Crosby, a Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro edge rusher, had a career season in 2023-24, but it was also one of his most arduous, as he battled a severe knee ailment that necessitated particular treatment. While the severity of the injury became clearer in the second half of the season, Crosby received some fresh information when he had his most recent surgery on Jan. 17. He shared the news on Monday’s episode of his podcast, “The Rush With Maxx Crosby.”
“So, basically explaining it, my bursae was destroyed and dismantled, so when I blew it up the first time, it’s like, OK, it could possibly heal if you get off it and whatever, but I played 16 straight weeks with it in practice and ran and all type of s—,” he added. “So it just kept growing worse, and every game, I’d land on it and it would explode out. So, obviously, it became contaminated at some point.”It was all kinds of f—– up.
However, the more you pound on it, the more it acts like a compressor. So it felt like smashing a softball, and it wasn’t just in my knee, but all the way down into my tibia. So I was in discomfort, and I had no idea it was because of the bursae.”
Crosby stated that the most recent surgery, performed by renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal EllAttrache, lasted three hours, despite the fact that it was only scheduled for an hour and a half. Despite the rigorous nature of the injury, Crosby recognized the positive aspects of the experience. “It was a process, bro, and it honestly, it made me grow just as a competitor, as a leader, as a man,” he went on to say. “Like, knowing I could get through some hard s— and still come out and play my best every single Sunday, that’s honestly what I got, what I took from it.” Crosby is coming off the best season of his career, but with full health, he believes he can improve even more.
“It gets me more excited to get this s— back, rolling, 100 percent, get the wheel 1,010 percent, so next year, I’m going to be flying even faster and playing at an even higher level.,” he went on to say. “So, I’m excited, bro.” From February 27 to March 4, 2024, the NFL Scouting Combine will be hosted in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NFL Draft will take place in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders presently have the 13th overall pick.