The Las Vegas Raiders have some true cornerstones on the roster and chief amongst them is cross rusher Maxx Crosby. The 2-time Professional Bowler has already established himself as one of many premier defensive ends within the NFL in simply 4 seasons.
Final 12 months Crosby put forth one other All-Professional caliber season, regardless of one way or the other not getting the popularity for it, and coming into his fifth 12 months he’s trying to push it as much as one other degree.
In an interview with Anna Clemmons of GQ, Crosby spoke about his offseason work, even taking some issues from the late, nice Kobe Bryant:
It’s been an unimaginable low season. From a coaching facet, I sat down with my vitamin guys, my power workers, everybody I work with, to prepare for one more low season. We got here up with an incredible plan. I acquired this from Kobe [Bryant]: I make agreements with myself. I’ll be within the constructing by this time, I’ll do all these various things: I’ll hit this pace on the sphere, work as much as this, and so forth. These are the issues I’m pushing for and dealing towards. I nonetheless have a couple of [offseason] weeks left, however I’ll simply say this, it’s been an unimaginable low season.
However as a lot as Crosby is trying ahead to the on-field success each for himself and the group, he could also be taking extra delight in being the true chief of this Raiders group:
I’ve a lot expertise that now I’m in a task the place that is my group. I take loads of delight in that. I’m a two-time captain and I plan on being a third-time captain. I take a extremely large duty of being the very best chief I might be. That was additionally one in every of my themes this low season: I’ll faucet into the following degree of management. How can I be the very best chief I might be? I’m nonetheless rising.
I studied the Kobes, the Jordans, the Alis, and making use of that to how I lead. I’m not simply speaking about it, I’m displaying it. I take an excessive amount of time to come back out right here and never be the very best model of myself. It’s not assured that I’m going to be the very best. However I’d be doing myself and my daughter a disservice if I inform her, “Work your hardest” if I’m then not doing it.
Crosby is the precise kind of particular person any franchise would need, and he clearly desires to perform all of his targets with the Raiders. He has spoken about his need to convey a championship to Las Vegas, and there’s no doubt that he’ll do all the pieces on his finish to make that occur.