HENDERSON, Nev. — Two years to the day after Maxx Crosby checked himself into a rehab facility for alcoholism, the Las Vegas Raiders‘ Pro Bowl defensive end agreed to a multiyear extension with the team on Friday.
It is a four-year, $98.98 million deal with $95 million in new money and $53 million guaranteed, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.
“I want to be of service to other people going through whatever they’re going through right now,” Crosby said Friday. “It’s crazy. My fiancée sent me a picture [of myself from] two years ago today … the look on my face and how much different I looked, I didn’t even recognize that person. But just two years later, I have the ability to not only take care of myself forever, but my kids and my dogs.
“I came from a tough situation, but I just want to show people there that anything’s possible if you put your mind to it.”
Crosby, 24, was…
