Maxx Crosby makes NCAA history by becoming Eastern Michigan's assistant GM while still dominating the NFL

Who says you can’t play in the NFL and run a college program at the same time? Maxx Crosby is proving everyone wrong. The Las Vegas Raiders star pass rusher just added a brand-new title to his already stacked resume: Assistant General Manager of Eastern Michigan University ’s football program, a place that helped shape him long before he became a household name. And yes, he’s still very much playing in the NFL while doing it.

Maxx Crosby is the first active NFL player to take on a GM role at his alma mater

Maxx Crosby is being named Assistant General Manager for Football at Eastern Michigan University, per @RapSheet

Crosby becomes the first active NFL player to hold the position. He will help with high school and portal prospects, NIL budget, and Special Assistant to the AD pic.twitter.com/Dc3F7xs8Oq

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This isn’t just a feel-good side gig. Crosby is the first-ever active NFL player to step into a major management role in college football and it’s official. He’ll be helping Eastern Michigan scout high school and transfer talent, manage the team’s NIL and revenue-sharing budgets, support current athletes, and work closely with donors and alumni to build out the future of the program.

Basically, he’s not just coming back as a legend. He’s coming back to build something bigger.

Maxx Crosby has been named Assistant GM for Football at Eastern Michigan

He will be the first active NFL player in the role. He’ll help with recruiting, NIL management, fundraising, alumni relations, and student-athlete support pic.twitter.com/YCHfFD4MNe

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To celebrate the full-circle moment, EMU is going full tribute mode: The school’s “LEO” edge rusher position has been renamed the “MAXX”. And their top defensive player will now wear Crosby’s legendary No. 92 jersey. It’s more than a gesture, it’s legacy-level stuff.

Maxx Crosby says EMU changed his life and now he’s giving back in a big way

Maxx Crosby has been named Assistant General Manager of the EMU football team. pic.twitter.com/6iF8XpKRKk

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) April 14, 2025

“ There is no place more important to my personal and athletic development than Eastern Michigan University,” Crosby said in a heartfelt statement. Alongside his wife Rachel, he’s also making another personal donation to the program to help create more opportunities for future athletes. He wants to make sure the next generation gets the same love and support he did.

Head coach Chris Creighton didn’t hold back his admiration for Crosby, calling it a “full-circle moment” that will have a huge impact on EMU’s recruiting, player development, and culture. He said it best: “How many people have a position named after them? That’s got to be a first.”

Las Vegas Raiders are signing Pro Bowl DE Maxx Crosby to a three-year, $106.5 million extension that includes $91.5 guaranteed, making him the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history, per sources.

For the third time in four years, the Raiders are addressing the contract of… pic.twitter.com/TKdIQdqqia

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 5, 2025

While he’s helping EMU build their future, Crosby isn’t slowing down on Sundays either. Fresh off a 3-year, $106.5 million contract extension with the Raiders, he’s already notched 59.5 sacks, 105 tackles for loss, and 144 QB hits in just 95 career games. He briefly became the NFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback before Myles Garrett topped him.

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