The vast majority of stories written on Dalton Crossan have been about football, but that’s about to change.
The Sachem alum, most known for his versatile skills on the gridiron and stints with the Colts and Buccaneers in the NFL, was claimed off waivers by the Chaos of the Premier Lacrosse League and said he will sign a contract this week.
Crossan had already been in the player pool for the last year, but the pandemic slowed the process of him suiting up in the PLL.
He signed with the Colts in 2017 and Buccaneers in 2018 and finally with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League in 2019. While his football pursuits are likely over, he still has the juice to compete.
“I’m very excited for the opportunity and challenge to play amongst the best players in the world,” said Crossan, who began playing lacrosse when he was 4 and played through his junior year at Sachem North. “I’ve been away from football now for about a year and a half and itching to get back to competing physically again.”
During his junior season at Sachem he scored 59 goals, good enough for fourth highest in a single season in school history. He played varsity lacrosse for three seasons at Shoreham-Wading River before transferring to Sachem as a junior and did not play lacrosse his senior season because of an ankle injury. He was recruited by Notre Dame, Michigan and Syracuse for lacrosse, among others, but ultimately went to New Hampshire for football and put up over 5,000 all-purpose yards.
Crossan has drawn many comparisons to NFL veteran Chris Hogan, who played lacrosse at Penn State and has spent 10 seasons in the league, winning two Super Bowls with the Patriots. Ironically, Hogan declared for the Premier Lacrosse League Draft this week and may be on the same field as Crossan one day soon.
He’s not the only Sachem alum in the PLL as he joins face-off specialist Connor Farrell of the Chrome. Crossan is also close with Chaos players and Suffolk County natives Troy Reh and Thomas Kelly, making for a nice immediate connection.
Crossan works full-time and balances his athletic goals with his insurance specialist role at Hotaling, the firm he started with in 2020.
“I haven’t stopped training,” he said. “I’ve never felt faster, stronger or healthier. I can’t wait to get to training camp, show people what I can do and compete for a roster spot.”
