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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Raiders' Maxx Crosby draws ‘great teammate, better friend' review from 5th-year rusher
The post Raiders' Maxx Crosby draws 'great teammate, better friend' review from 5th-year rusher appeared first on ClutchPoints. Maxx Crosby has shined as a defensive star for the Las Vegas Raiders. He also garnered acclaim from one of his teammates. Malcolm Koonce took part in an interview with NFL insider Ian Rapoport on Monday during the Raiders' training camp. He and the team are preparing for the 2025 season, having aspirations for playoff contention. One of the questions Rapoport asked him was about Crosby, entering his fifth year and counting with him as a fellow teammate. 'It's my fifth year around him, my fifth camp with him. So it's funny, like, when you get a whole bunch of new guys that come in and they always like, 'Oh, I'm gonna match Maxx. I'm gonna match him.' And, like, you slowly see them die out, because his preparation is the same. I swear. He's not human sometimes, just how he can just go day after day after day. So he's a great teammate. He's a better friend,' Koonce said. What lies ahead for Maxx Crosby, Raiders It's clear that Maxx Crosby has a highly positive reputation with his Raiders teammates. That chemistry will be crucial as they gear up for the 2025 season. Crosby is coming off a 2024 campaign in which he missed five games due to an ankle injury. It limited his ability to produce at a high level, making 45 tackles, 17 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, and five pass deflections. Crosby was coming off back-to-back seasons of recording over 85 tackles, over 20 TFLs, and over 12 sacks. He still managed to reach the Pro Bowl for the fourth consecutive year but having him healthy will be important for Las Vegas. The Raiders finished with a 4-13 record on the season, being at the bottom of the AFC West Division standings. They haven't been to the playoffs since 2021, looking to end their postseason drought this upcoming season. Related: Raiders insider douses Micah Parsons trade rumors in cold water Related: Eagles, Raiders swap defenders in training camp trade
Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Malcolm Koonce talks about Pete Carroll's influence 'Inside Training Camp Live'
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce talks about new Raiders head coach Pete Carroll's influence on "Inside Training Camp Live".
USA Today
18-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
We hit 51 in our Raiders countdown to kickoff. Who wore it best and who's wearing it now
We've reached 51 days until the Raiders season opener at Foxboro against the Patriots, With our countdown at 51 days we take a look at who currently dons the number in Silver & Black and who has brought it the most distinction. No. 51 Who's wearing it now: DE Malcolm Koonce Koonce enters his fifth year with the Raiders, fresh off a new one-year deal. At the end of the 2023 season, he had put up eight sacks in nine games and was projected to have a strong season in a contract year. But an injury ended his season before it began, causing him to miss the entire 2024 season. So, instead of the big long term deal he had hoped to be in line for this offseason, he got a decent payday of $12 million to run it back and try again for a long term deal next offseason. Who wore it best: DE Lance Johnstone Just like Koonce, Johnstone broke out in his third year with the Raiders. He put up consecutive double digit sack seasons in 1998 (11) and 1999 (10. In year five, his numbers dipped and the following March, he was released and signed by the Vikings. A couple years later, his numbers jumped up again to consecutive double digit seasons. After five seasons in Minnesota, he returned to Oakland for his final year, giving him 72 career sacks and 31 in six seasons with the Raiders.
NBC Sports
02-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Malcolm Koonce is practicing at Raiders OTAs after missing all of 2024 with knee injury
Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce is back at work after missing all of last season with a knee injury. Koonce has been on the practice field at the Raiders' Organized Team Activities, a welcome sign for a player whose torn ACL ended his 2024 season before it started. Koonce appears to be in good shape after spending several months rehabbing his knee, according to A 2021 third-round draft pick of the Raiders, Koonce was beginning to make a name for himself in his third season in 2023, recording eight sacks that season including three against Patrick Mahomes in the Raiders' Christmas Day upset of the Chiefs. The 2024 season was then lost, but the Raiders re-signed Koonce to a one-year contract this offseason, and they're hoping he can stay healthy and pick up where he left off in 2023.
USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Raiders breakout pass rusher takes the practice field for the first time in 9 months
Raiders breakout pass rusher takes the practice field for the first time in 9 months It's been a while since we saw Malcolm Koonce on the field for the Raiders. Nine months to be exact. That's how long ago it was that he tore his ACL in practice, causing him to miss the entire 2024 season. Today, as we approach the end of May, and the second week of Raiders OTA's, Koonce took the field once again. This is a reset for Koonce, who carried high hopes going into last season after putting up eight sacks in the final nine games of the 2023 season. This offseason, the former fifth round pick's rookie contract was up and he was headed for free agency. He opted to return to the Raiders, in part because new head coach Pete Carroll brought back his defensive coaches, so he thought the continuity gave him his best chance of returning to form. "I love it here. I love the guys here. I love Robbie [Rob Leonard]. I love the D-line room. I love everything that's going on over here," said Koonce. "It feels great. The comfortability level, like you're being around coaches or guys that know you -- know your strong suits and know how to use you and stuff. So, that's one reason why I came back." Receiving $10 million on a one-year prove-it deal probably helped make his decision an easy on as well. It means he will have a shot to enter next year's market on a high note, fresh in the minds of the NFL. Returning to the practice field today helps ensure he will have the best chance to do that. It means he won't miss a beat with the new staff and his new teammates.
