The race for the 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award took an unfortunate shift in Week 6 when Detroit Lions’ defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, a favorite to win to win it, suffered a season-ending leg injury.
Hutchinson is leading the NFL with 7.5 sacks. Hutchinson’s injury has tightened the race with several players worthy candidates. . One of those players, Of course, is Las Vegas Raiders’ star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby.
Crosby is having another special season. Crosby had 5.5 sacks in five games.
Still, he is not among the top favorites to win the award according to the betting odds supplied by our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook,
Crosby is a 20-1 longshot.