Raiders general manager Mike Mayock had been following Maxx Crosby for months leading up to the NFL draft, with an eye on making him a mid-round selection.
Mayock and head coach Jon Gruden were giving Mark Davis a prospect briefing last month when the Eastern Michigan edge rusher’s film came on screen, and the Raiders owner instinctively made a lofty comparison.
“Right away, it’s, ‘Oh my God, that’s Ted Hendricks, that’s the ‘Mad Stork,’” Mayock said last week in an interview with SiriusXM radio. “You could almost (see it), with all the arm and legs, he’s so thin and so tall.