Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens in historic fashion.Crosby, one of the NFL‘s elite edge rushers who signed a three-year, $106.5 million contract just 12 months ago, was said to have been unhappy in Sin City for some time.Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens in a blockbuster NFL tradeGettyA trade had long been anticipated, and the Ravens won the sweepstake.Baltimore will send the No. 14 pick of the 2026 draft, and a 2027 first-round pick, to Las Vegas in exchange for the five-time Pro Bowler.The blockbuster deal, in fact, marks a historic moment for the Ravens.Maxx Crosby deal makes history for Baltimore RavensAfter news of the trade broke on social media, ESPN reporter Jamison Hensley noted that the team has never before used a first-round pick to trade for a player.“For the first time in the Ravens’ 31-year history, the franchise will use a first-round pick to trade for a player,” he posted on X.“Baltimore acquires Maxx Crosby after a season in which it recorded its fewest sacks in 15 years.”The trade, then, is the biggest in Ravens’ history, and pairing the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end with a generational quarterback like Lamar Jackson will surely put them on the path to the Super Bowl.As Hensley hinted, Crosby significantly upgrades a struggling Baltimore pass rush that totaled just 30 sacks in 2025.In fact, his 69.5 career sacks since 2019 are more than double than what anyone has produced for the Ravens over that time frame.Last season was also the first time since the team’s inaugural 1996 campaign that they didn’t have an edge rusher with more than 4.5 sacks.The Ravens had a poor pass-rush defense in 2025GettyCrosby will be an instant game changer in BaltimoreGettyBaltimore is making a major offseason splash after finishing 8-9, and failing to make the playoffs, in what was longtime coach John Harbaugh’s final year.The Ravens now have a game-breaker, and will dream of reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in 14 years come September, when the 2026 season kicks off.But the Crosby trade could come with a problem.Ravens set for immediate quarterback decisionBaltimore took a big swing on one of the NFL’s premium defenders, despite currently sitting around $10m over the $301.2m salary cap, according to Spotrac.At the end of the 2025 season, owner Steve Bisciotti spoke to Jackson and stressed the urgency to get a contract extension completed by the start of free agency.The Ravens knew they need to reduce their QB’s $74.5m salary cap hit — which is the second highest in the NFL — to free up room to upgrade the roster.The Ravens will need to extend Jackson’s contract to free up cap spaceGettyWith Crosby’s imminent arrival, that now becomes even more of a priority than it was two months ago.Michael Ginnitti, the co-founder of Spotrac, suggested it ‘stands to reason’ that a Jackson extension is forthcoming.Any new deal for the franchise superstar should essentially free up around $30m of cap space alone, Ginnitti added.By striking a deal with Jackson, who represents himself, the Ravens can open up cap room and extend his contract beyond 2028 — when he’s currently set to become an unrestricted free agent.NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?Lamar Jackson dropped hint over Maxx Crosby tradeAny extension could make Jackson the highest-paid QB in the NFL, and he has no reason to turn down a deal that will help free up the money needed to open another Super Bowl window.In fact, it appeared he knew news of the Crosby trade was about to break on Friday.Jackson teased the blockbuster deal by posting a ‘Boom’ gif with a smiley-face emoji to his 1.3 million X followers. The post racked up more than eight million views in the hours that followed.View Tweet: https://t.co/YVsXHIpfWaCrosby will now head to Baltimore in a trade that becomes official when the new league year begins on March 11, and Jackson will almost certainly help the Ravens free up any cash needed for an immediate Super Bowl run.Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.