Maxx Crosby reportedly failed his physical with the Baltimore Ravens because of medical concerns related to his recent knee meniscus surgery and the long‑term outlook of that injury, not because of conditioning or something like a drug test.

Quick Scoop: What did Maxx Crosby fail on his physical?

  • Crosby had a torn meniscus in his knee suffered during the 2025 season, then had surgery in January 2026.
  • When the Ravens brought him in to finalize the trade, their doctors evaluated that surgically repaired knee and did not clear him on the physical.
  • Reports say Baltimore’s concern was about the long‑term health of the knee over a multi‑year contract, even though short‑term recovery projections were generally positive.
  • Because of those medical concerns from the knee/meniscus repair, the Ravens backed out of the trade and got their draft picks back.
  • Crosby’s side (including his agent and his wife) has pushed back publicly, saying he is ahead of schedule and implying they don’t agree with the “failed physical” narrative.

So, what exactly did he “fail” on?

From what’s publicly known:

  1. The failed physical is tied specifically to the status of his surgically repaired meniscus and how that knee looks on exam and imaging right now.
  1. The Ravens’ medical staff decided the risk over the length of his contract was too high to proceed, which is why they marked the physical as a fail.
  1. Other teams could view the same knee differently; NFL physicals are somewhat subjective from team to team.

There has been no credible reporting that he failed due to anything other than the knee/meniscus issue. TL;DR: Maxx Crosby failed his Ravens physical because their doctors didn’t like what they saw in his recently repaired meniscus and the long‑term risk in that knee, so they walked away from the trade.

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