The Raiders' hiring of Pete Carroll has Maxx Crosby pumped up -- even more than usual. The star defensive end said this week on SiriusXM’s "Let’s Go" podcast with Jim Gray that his mentality matches Carroll’s.

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby said earlier this month that "there are a lot of things that need to be discussed" about his future with the team, but that he was "going to sit back and wait to see" how the search for a new head coach and General Manager played out.