Raiders’ updated salary cap space after Maxx Crosby trade opens up endless possibilities as Las Vegas builds for the future
The Raiders have so much to work with.
The Las Vegas Raiders made the jump from second to first in overall salary cap space on Friday night. After trading superstar defensive end Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens, the Raiders cleared a significant amount of cap space, raising their total to over $100 million.
So, where do they stand now? Well, let’s break it all down.
Raiders’ updated cap space after Maxx Crosby trade
The Raiders had about $80 million in available cap space before trading Crosby, the second-most in the NFL behind the Tennessee Titans. Before that move, the Raiders could have made almost any move they wanted in free agency, and now they can do that, and some.
The trade added around $20 million in additional space, bringing their total cap space to around $119 million, and has positioned the team to make major offseason moves that could completely change the team. According to Spotrac.com, Vegas is sitting at $119,359,212. Vegas also has the ninth-most dead cap in 2026 with $41 million. Either way, they now have the opportunity to go get players like center Tyler Linderbaum, as well as other pieces to put around quarterback Fernando Mendoza, so that his first season in the NFL is as successful and easy as possible.
It’s important to remember that the Raiders also have some of the best draft compensation we have ever seen for a team in rebuilding mode. They are in a really good position, with two first-round picks and a handful of others, to turn this team around. Next season, they will have two first-round picks once again.
So, it’s not just the cap space that will be a big reason why this team will be on its way to a successful rebuild; it’s the draft capital they have as well. But having $119 million in cap space will make it easy to get the guys in the building that this regime wants.
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