Pete Carroll moved from Seattle to Las Vegas, and Geno Smith is moving with him, too. The Seahawks have traded the veteran quarterback to the Raiders in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones.
Money was reportedly one of the mains reasons why the Seahawks dealt Smith. The two sides were roughly $10 million apart in negotiations, according to Sports Illustrated. Seattle was hoping to sign Smith to an extension that would pay him about $35 million annually, but Smith’s camp was reportedly hoping for a deal that would pay him $45 million per season. Smith is currently entering the final year of his three-year, $75 million deal. He is the 19th highest-paid quarterback in terms of average annual salary, according to Over the Cap.
Seattle initially offered Smith and DK Metcalf to Las Vegas in exchange for pass rusher Maxx Crosby, but the Raiders shot that down, according to the SI report. The Raiders instead signed Crosby to an extension that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
Smith, 34, played under Carroll during the coach’s final four years in Seattle. A 2013 second-round pick who began his career with the New York Jets, Smith spent the last three seasons as the Seahawks’ starting quarterback. He went 28-24 as Seattle’s starter that including helping lead the franchise to a playoff berth in 2022. Smith, who earned Pro Bowl nods in 2022 and in 2023, completed 70.4% of his passes last season.
In Smith, Carroll has a proven, veteran quarterback in tow as he begins his first season as the Raiders head coach. But while the Raiders have found their next quarterback, the Seahawks will have to find their new signal-caller. Seattle is also in the market for a receiver after releasing veteran Tyler Lockett. Metcalf has also requested a trade out of Seattle.
Here’s our instant trade grades for both…
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