"They don't grow on trees. These defensive ends, they don't grow on trees. I know I've been criticized for trading one of the best, but we're going to look hard to replenish and add players at that position. That's for sure." -- Raiders coach Jon Gruden at the 2019 NFL owners meetings, six months after trading Khalil Mack but two months before drafting Maxx Crosby.
HENDERSON, Nev. -- It has been more than three years since Jon Gruden traded an NFL Defensive Player of the Year on the eve of the 2018 season and only recently, as in this season, have the Las Vegas Raiders seemingly gotten over the pass-rush dearth caused by Mack's departure.