ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Maxx Crosby kept running into star athletes over the summer, from NBA great Kevin Garnett to former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., and the instant connection they shared made the Raiders’ star pass rusher think about another athlete he keeps coming across a couple of times a year.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

The reason was simple: “He’s the ultimate competitor,” Crosby said.

“Like, I’ve had the honor to meet some of the greatest players, greatest people, greatest dudes across all different types of walk of life,” Crosby explained, “and I could say this: Like, when you meet somebody else that’s an ultimate competitor, and that is all what you’re about, I don’t even have to say nothing. It’s just, you click right away.”

Crosby and Mahomes are not exactl

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