Maxx Crosby on his knee rehab: I'm almost there

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The Ravens backed out of a trade for Maxx Crosby in March after the edge rusher failed their physical. The team reportedly was concerned about Crosby’s durability because of a degenerative issue in his knee. Crosby and the Raiders don't share those concerns. He is back with the Raiders and still rehabbing from a January surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Jan. 7. Crosby jogged and stretched with teammates at Wednesday's OTA before going inside to continue his physical therapy. Crosby expects to be back soon. "I'm at the point where I’m almost there , but I forget that I need to relax a little bit, so that's kind of been the biggest battle right now," Crosby said, via Ryan McFadden of ESPN. Crosby played through the left knee injury from Week 7 last season before going on injured reserve on Dec. 27. "Ultimately, it has probably been the best [rehab] by far, and we're not even to the finish line," Crosby said. "It's been better because I've been able to focus on other things. Whether that's being in the weight room, like I'm moving more weight than I ever have, and doing things in a different way, and being able to get my body the proper rest that it actually needs. "This has forced me to have to take a step back in certain areas and not run 8,000 yards on the field every single day."