Maxx Crosby exited the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 15, fresh off a down-to-the-wire loss to Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl. Crosby hung up his Eastern Michigan gear and left Montgomery contemplating a life-changing decision.
Two days later, the two-time First Team All-MAC selection made it known: he was NFL Draft-bound.
While college players of his caliber declaring for the Draft is commonplace, the road Crosby traversed to get to that point last December was anything but ordinary. The journey for began in Colleyville, TX, a suburb about 30 miles northwest of Dallas.