Maxx Crosby's cryptic tweet ignites Chiefs trade rumors from fans - "Welcome to Chiefs Kingdom!"

Maxx Crosby's career with the Las Vegas Raiders has seen him involved in divisional battles with the Kansas City Chiefs over the past several years. There is no love lost between the two franchises, but the defensive star's cryptic post on X/Twitter had fans wondering if he might be willing to cross the divide.

The Chiefs played the Texans on Saturday and won to extend their record to a league-best 14-1 this season. However, on Sunday, Maxx Crosby put up a tweet that said "KC" and followed it up with five fire emojis. It was unexpected because Kansas City was not playing that day.

It set tongues wagging immediately, and fans responded on the social media platform taking it to mean that he wanted to come and join the Chiefs. Here are some reactions to outline that sentiment.

Some Raiders fans could not believe what they were seeing and implored Maxx Crosby to clarify his comments, hoping that he would give them any indication that he was not pining to go and join the Chiefs.

"Cmon @CrosbyMaxx that’s a rival! Unless you got motives." - said one.

"maxx take it back please don’t root for the chiefs like this" - pleaded another.

"Those are cursed initials sir" - concurred a third.

Chiefs fans should not rush to buy a Maxx Crosby jersey yet

While we do not know what Maxx Crosby was thinking, we can guess what it might have meant. The Raiders are 3-12 for the year and trying to avoid being the worst team in the league. Their latest victory came on Sunday in Week 16 after they defeated the Jaguars, who themselves are having a season to forget.

The Raiders' defensive stalwart is not on the field because he elected to go for surgery this month after he suffered an injury for the second time this season on the same ankle. In his absence, linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson notched up a sack for Las Vegas against Jacksonville. It is most likely he was referring to that.

His post after choosing to undergo surgery should also give hope to the Raiders' fans because he specifically mentioned how much he respects playing in front of them and going into the fight with his teammates.

Las Vegas fans will hope that he is back to his devastating best next season and still suiting up in black and silver.