The 2025 NFL season is in its second half, and candidates for individual awards are beginning to emerge, with Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby revealing who should win the MVP in his eyes.
It’s been a long season for the Silver and Black, with the team at 2-7. As a result, no player or coach on the team is on track to win an individual award. However, that doesn’t mean players like Crosby can’t weigh in on who deserves the MVP honor, and he believes it’s Los Angeles Rams signal-caller Matthew Stafford.
“People are kind of sleeping on Stafford,” Crosby told Jim Gray on this week’s edition of “Let’s Go!” “His name wasn’t coming up as much as we feel it should have for the MVP race.
Then he goes out and gets another win and four breakdown passes. They’re so well-coached, a great quarterback. They’ve got two number-one receivers, a great running back, and a bunch of young, hungry dogs on defense.
“You saw it last [season]—they took Philly right down to the end in the snow in a cold game, and they could have been in the Super Bowl. It just shows they’re continuously getting better. I love that Stafford is starting to get his flowers.”
As for where Stafford stands in the MVP race, Stafford (+300) sits between New England Patriots‘ Drake Maye (+275) and Kansas City Chiefs‘ Patrick Mahomes (+500) as the top three favorites to claim the honor after the action in Week 10, according to DraftKings Sportsbook (via
Sports Illustrated).
Stafford’s success this season with the Rams and potential MVP campaign hits close to home for Crosby, considering the Raiders standout grew up a Detroit Lions fan.
“Growing up a diehard Lions fan, Stafford is one of my favorite players,“ Crosby added. “Being on the podcast with him now feels like a simulation. We’ve faced each other on the field, and you just know when a quarterback is a little different—he’s special. Stafford is definitely in the top five of guys I’ve played against. He’s on a whole different tier.”
In another universe, Stafford would be in Silver and Black. This past offseason, the Raiders were reportedly in talks with the veteran quarterback.
The Athletic reported on February 28
that the Raiders were willing to offer Stafford a two-year contract worth between $90 million and $100 million, which would have averaged $45 million to $50 million per year.
Moreover, the report noted that a second-round pick could have sealed a deal with the Rams if Stafford had chosen to depart. Nonetheless, the veteran would stay in Los Angeles, and Las Vegas would have to pivot to an alternative option, which ended up being trading for Geno Smith.
So far, the Smith has been a disaster for the Raiders, and the front office may be heading back to the drawing board again this upcoming offseason to find a quarterback who can lead the team back to the playoffs and capitalize on Crosby’s prime years.
Mike Tyson made a frightening admission after he was comprehensively beaten on points in his boxing fight with Jake Paul.
On November 14, YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul was scheduled to fight WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in a 10 round exhibition bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
However, allegations brought against Davis by his ex-girlfriend led to the fight being called off, with Paul reportedly eyeing up a fight with British boxing legend Anthony Joshua as a replacement.
The fight with Davis would have come one year after his controversial bout against former heavyweight champion Tyson, who was 31 years old than Paul when they met in the ring.
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After his fight with Paul, Tyson spoke about the aftermath of the bout and how it had impacted him, and it was truly concerning.
Jake Paul convincingly won his fight with Mike Tyson last year. (Image: Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
Despite the fact that many fans believed that the Tyson of old was back and that he would be able to knock Paul out with ease, the former champion landed just 18 punches during the fight.
Tyson’s inactivity allowed Paul to build up a comfortable lead on the scorecards, with the three judges scoring the bout 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 in social media star’s favour.
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And after the bout, Tyson made the shocking admission that he can’t remember anything that happened beyond the opening round.
In an interview with Fox Sports Radio, he said: “I don’t remember the fight that much, I kind of blanked out a little.”
On what he could remember from the bout, Tyson added: “I remember coming back from the first round and Jake is doing some kind of… I don’t what he was doing [leans forward pretending to bow] and that’s the last thing I remember.”
Asked later on what he made of Paul’s punch power, Tyson added: “I don’t remember it.
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“But my body was really sore [after the fight]. My chest, my stomach was really sore.”
Joshua will reportedly fight Paul later this year. (Image: James Chance/Getty Images)
As it stands, it appears that a confirmation for Paul v Joshua is only a matter of time, despite the likes of UFC legends Francis Ngannou and Nate Diaz being linked.
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According to a report from Mike Coppinger, Paul and Joshua are ‘finalising a deal for a heavyweight fight on Netflix’.
The fight is set to take place in December in Miami, with an exact date yet to be announced.