Raiders Veteran Maxx Crosby Delivers Critical Message to Fernando Mendoza as QB Begins NFL Chapter

Maxx Crosby, Fernando Mendoza Credit: Steph Chambers/Getty; Ethan Miller/Getty NEED TO KNOW Maxx Crosby has advice for Fernando Mendoza The Las Vegas Raiders defensive end offered some insight about transitioning to the NFL, while on his podcast Mendoza was selected first by the Raiders in the 2026 NFL Draft Maxx Crosby is offering Fernando Mendoza a little advice on the eve of the quarterback’s rookie season. “It's a whole another game, coming to the NFL, it's the highest level — there's no other level higher,” the Las Vegas Raiders defensive end, 28, said on the Tuesday, April 28 edition of his podcast The Rush . “And you have to realize that you're there for a reason.

You can't let that be intimidating. It's easy to say, but harder to do. ” He continued, “And you just got to be 100% bought in on the process because your time, it's not on your timing.

... You don't know when it's going to be, your name's going to be called. And that's one of the toughest things in this league, you know what I mean?

I've seen it break a lot of people. ” For Crosby, his name was called after a trade nearly sent him to the Baltimore Ravens last month. Three days later, the Ravens canceled the deal after Crosby failed his physical, sending the Texas native back to Vegas — and setting the table for him to have Mendoza, 22, as a teammate.