I photographed the Sack Summit in Las Vegas for the Associated Press, for the NFL, and for Maxx Crosby. I have now shot the event two years in a row. These images are from last year’s field work at UNLV, on June 26, 2025.

The Sack Summit is the annual gathering of NFL pass rushers, hosted in Las Vegas by Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby with Cam Jordan and Von Miller. It began in 2017 as Von Miller’s Pass Rush Summit. By 2025 it was in its ninth year, still focused on bringing dozens of pass rushers together to share the craft, work on the field, and spend time as a group.

Field work at UNLV

The session was at the Fertitta Football Complex at UNLV. The red UNLV Football facade, the tents, and a field full of NFL pass rushers give the summit a setting you cannot fake. Midday June light in Las Vegas is hard and high, so I looked for frames that used it: wides that hold the building, tighter views of a single rush against the wall or the bags, and the moments when the whole group came together on the turf.

Who was there

The 2025 event agenda lists the schedule, not a name by name roster. From coverage of that year’s summit, the hosts were Maxx Crosby, Cam Jordan, and Von Miller. Other notable players reported in attendance included George Karlaftis, Calais Campbell, Khalil Mack, Brian Burns, Daron Payne, Josh Allen, Matthew Judon, Nolan Smith, Jalyx Hunt, Darius Robinson, Tyree Wilson, Jonathon Cooper, Nik Bonitto, and John Franklin-Myers. The hosts also invited former pass rushers Chris Long, Howie Long, Robert Mathis, and Shawne Merriman to help mentor the group. The week included a community event as well, and local coverage noted time on the field with UNLV players.

This is the kind of live Las Vegas sports photography I love to shoot: real people, a real field, and no second take. I was hired through AP Content Services to make a wide edit for the Associated Press and the NFL, and I treated every frame as if it had to hold up on its own, whether it was a wide of that UNLV facade or a single rusher against the red wall.

Studio J Inc. has been creating photography for 26 years in Las Vegas and around the world. If you have any questions about this project, or about a similar upcoming project, please don’t hesitate to contact Eric Jamison.