Maxx Crosby released a new song titled "Double R" on Friday and posted a music video for the track on YouTube and X.
Crosby followed a string of recent releases: he put out "2AM in Vegas" on April 23 and "PlaqueBoy Maxx" on May 8, and he has teased a debut EP for July 2025. The new single is the latest step in a growing off-field music project from a five-time Pro Bowler who is also entering a big year on the field.
Last season Crosby finished with 73 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 10 sacks, numbers that kept him among the Raiders' most productive defenders. Those figures and his Pro Bowl résumé shape why his music moves carry outsized attention: Crosby is not a casual hobbyist but a high-profile NFL player with a record to defend as he heads into his eighth season with Las Vegas.
The timing of the release comes after an eventful offseason. On March 6 the Raiders agreed to trade Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for two first-round draft picks. Baltimore backed out of the transaction four days later, and Crosby remains set to enter his eighth season with Las Vegas. The Raiders also used the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza this spring.
The contrast is sharp and concrete. One thread of Crosby's offseason is transactional and roster-driven: a near-trade that fell apart, two first-round picks briefly changing hands and the arrival of a top pick quarterback for the franchise. The other thread is creative: three singles released in rapid succession, a music video pushed to two major platforms and a teased EP on the horizon.
That duality is the story's tension. Crosby finished the 2025 campaign with the kind of statistical output—73 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 10 sacks—that makes him central to the Raiders' defensive plans. Yet he has also been building a public music profile, sharing work on YouTube and X and signaling a July 2025 release for a longer project. He remains, by the record, both a leading player on the roster and an artist with releases scheduled through the summer.
How the two tracks of Crosby's life will coexist this season is the practical question for coaches and fans. The team-level facts are straightforward: he’s still with Las Vegas after the aborted deal with Baltimore and the franchise added Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Crosby’s on-field production from 2025 and his five Pro Bowl selections suggest he will be counted on again when the season begins.
For Crosby the path forward is similarly concrete. He delivered "Double R" with a music video this week, he released "2AM in Vegas" on April 23 and "PlaqueBoy Maxx" on May 8, and he has publicly teased a debut EP for July 2025. Those are the facts that will define his summer: new music in hand and preparation for a pivotal eighth season in Las Vegas.
