Hot news: Maxx Crosby on Long-Term and Seasonal Goals

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby is already setting records and dominating as one of the best defenders in the NFL. Last Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, he became the fifth player in Raiders’ history to reach the 50-sack milestone. He is having a career season and has the Raiders competitive in the AFC playoff hunt, leading a vastly improved defensive unit. Crosby has improved his game year after year, something he takes seriously as each offseason comes and goes. He is always looking for something new to improve in his game and wants to become one of the best players ever to put on the Silver and Black.

During the mailbag portion of the most recent episode of his podcast, The Rush with Maxx Crosby, a fan asked him if he has a universal goal or if his goals change each season. “Every single year is a different journey,” he said. “I go into the offseason right after the season ends, I reflect on everything, I watch all the games over again, I figure out, ‘Alright, this is what I need to improve on, this is what I did well, how can I take that next step?’ I have my board, I write a lot of things, whatever is on my mind on the board, how I’m feeling, what I felt like I did good and bad, I recoup with my team, from my nutritionist, strength staff, to coaches, I break down everything.”

“Overall, I have major goals. I talk about legacy all the time. There’s definitely big things that I’m looking forward to achieving, and I plan on chasing until I get there. I’ve talked about it before openly, but Hall of Fame, I want to be a Hall of Famer. I want to be multiple-time First-Team All-Pro. I want to be the Raiders’ all-time sack leader. I want to be one of the greatest Raiders to ever do it and one of the best, period, in general, at my position.” Crosby is currently fifth all-time in sacks in franchise history with 51 and is two off of fourth place, held by former Los Angeles Raider Bill Pickel.

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Coach Pierce: Jack Jones Has ‘Always Been a Wild Card’

Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jack Jones may have surprised Raider Nation with his spectacular one-handed pick-six against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday, but interim Head Coach Antonio Pierce has known for some time what the former fourth round pick is capable of. Along with now coaching Jones as the leader of the Silver and Black, Pierce also coached the young cornerback at the high school and college levels as well — Long Beach Poly and Arizona State.

“He’s always been a wild card,” Pierce said with a smile when he addressed reporters on Friday. “It’s sometimes hit or miss — good or bad — but he’s a very good football player. Football means a lot to Jack. “Football was a way for him to get out of the hood, to be honest, where he came from. He uses those resources to benefit his life, his family. Went to school, went to ASU, got a degree, is a father, good man. “Been in some trouble. But the kid does it with a smile. Every time I see him, he’s smiling. “He loves football. Can’t have enough of those guys around that love football.

Having been part of most of Jones’ football journey, Pierce has played a key role in the first-year Raider’s career and life. “He [Pierce] means everything to me,” Jones told reporters after Thursday’s game. “He’s damn near like a father figure. Just from high school all the way up until now, just mentoring me through the ups and downs. “Man, he’s a big piece of my life.” Jones said he felt his pick-six was a way of giving back to Pierce for giving him an opportunity with the Raiders.

Jones has 15 combined tackles, one for a loss, two passes defensed, and his pick-six in four games as a Raider.