Mike Florio talks Maxx Crosby saga, potential officiating work stoppage
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Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man who's got a massive brain.
Mike Florio.
He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the Internet.
NBC Sports. I'm sorry I'm late. I was talking to Robert Kraft. That isn't the time for an airing of grievances. Pro Football Talk. I got a lot of problems with you people. No, you're going to hear about it. On Chicago Sports Radio, 104.3 The Score. I want to keep talking Legos.
There is always NFL news. Always. There's always money in the banana stand. And for both concepts, we'd like to have Mike Florio on. He is the creator and the editor-in-chief of Pro Football Talk. He is at Pro Football Talk on X. And he not only joins us via our hotline, but also on Zoom. He is at twitch.tv slash thescorechicago. Mike, how are you today?
I'm doing great. How are you?
Good. We're just trying to digest the latest in the ever going saga that is the reporting surrounding the Max Crosby trade. That wasn't the latest from ESPN talking about how and I'm going to read this word for word in the article. The Ravens' concern centered on the uncertainty of Crosby's durability after a couple of seasons in Baltimore because of a degenerative issue in his knee, a source told ESPN. What's the latest you've heard and how are you digesting the news?
I mean, it's consistent with the things I heard at the time, and I think it revises the way we need to consider what the Ravens had to decide when reaching the comfort level that they obviously didn't reach as to whether or not to go through with the trade. Obviously, he wasn't going to pass a physical to practice and play on the day that the trade was going to happen because he had surgery in January to repair a meniscus. It was going to involve, at a minimum, a projection as to whether or not he'd be ready to go and in time for training camp week one etc but the ravens took a closer look at this from their perspective when you consider the investment that they were making giving up two first round picks a team that's never given up a first round pick in its history for a player
What are we expecting by way of duration of Max Crosby's time in Baltimore? Is it one year? Is it two years? Is it four years? They're giving up the ability with first round picks to have two different guys for five years. So I think part of the analysis is how long do we think we're gonna have this guy? Meanwhile, Trey Hendrickson's price was going down and eventually it got to the point where it's like, hey, we can get Hendrickson for 28 a year. We're gonna get Max at 29 plus whatever he'd want by way of a sweetener if he wants one. and we're giving up two first round picks. It helps us understand, I think, the sliding scale that eventually the Ravens decided we're not comfortable, we're going to get enough out of this player to justify giving up two first round picks.
Yeah, Mike, I'm with you there. Specifically when people are like, oh, the Trey had nothing to do with it. No, no. It's all related as the day went on and they were having to make calculated business decisions. Mike, I think the most underreported story, maybe not by you, you've been all over it, but for general NFL fans is this entire situation with the referees right now where we could be dealing with replacement referees and some of the consequences that might come with that from a league standpoint. We're talking about Big changes that could be on the horizon in the way games are officiated, right?
Oh, absolutely. And the word trickled out last week of the effort to find lower level college officials who were willing to serve as replacements because emails were going out among the lower conferences to get the word out that this process is moving forward. They want to identify 150 guys. They'll be pared down to, I think, 120. And then they'll have training camps. And all of that's going to be happening in parallel to their negotiations in an effort to get a new labor deal with their game officials.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–4:56
2
What is the latest update on the Max Crosby trade saga?
4:56–8:12
3
How did the Ravens evaluate Max Crosby's injury concerns?
8:12–11:36
4
What are the implications of Crosby's potential contract length?
11:36–15:12
5
What challenges are the NFL referees currently facing?
15:12–16:56
6
How could replacement referees impact NFL games?
16:56–18:11
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