The Las Vegas Raiders are indeed at the bottom, and that is no secret. They currently sit at No. 5 in the 2025 NFL Draft order, with some of the teams above them still having games where they will play one another.

Although the Las Vegas Raiders are on their bye week, they're finding ways to remain in the news. One of those was a fine that was recently handed down to the Raiders' star defender, Maxx Crosby. While Crosby's incident occured back on Sunday of Week 9,

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby was penalized for dead-ball unnecessary roughness for roughing the passer after his hit that bloodied Joe Burrow.

Even with the Raiders struggling and allowing 27.9 points per game (fourth-worst in the NFL), Crosby has been a menace to opposing quarterbacks through eight games. The 27-year-old has racked up 6.5 sacks, 14 quarterback hits, 29 tackles and four pass breakups.

CINCINNATI — The NFL fined Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby $11,255 for unnecessary roughness after he hit Joe Burrow after the whistle in Cincinnati's 41-24 win. Crosby's helmet collided with Burrow's during the hit after the blay was whistled dead. Both players went to the ground and embraced afterward.

The late hit on Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow by Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby has resulted in a fine. According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the NFL hit Crosby with an $11,255 fin

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Joe Burrow was battered and bruised on Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens, with a couple of clear illegal hits going uncalled. But at least the NFL decided to punish Maxx Crosby for a late hit against the Cincinnati Bengals QB in last Sunday’s game.