The Las Vegas Raiders acquired Geno Smith in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks in early March, and now they’re committing to him for a long term.
The Raiders and Smith have agreed to a two-year contract extension that may pay the quarterback $85.5 million, per Jordan Shultz of Fox Sports activities. $66.5 million of the extension is assured.
Smith had signed a three-year, $75 million contract with Seattle in March 2023, so that is his last season of that extension. He has a $38.5 million cap hit for 2025.
On the time the Raiders acquired Smith, they did so with out having a contract extension in place for him. Buying and selling a third-round decide to Seattle for him, as they did, actually solely made sense in the event that they had been planning to maintain Smith for a couple of season.
The contract extension for Smith doesn’t essentially preclude the Raiders from drafting a quarterback, nevertheless it lessens the urgency they would wish to discover a franchise QB. They appear to be intent on enhancing quickly, which is why they’re bringing within the package deal of Pete Carroll and Smith, who labored collectively in Seattle from 2020-23. Smith went 28-24 in video games he began with the Seahawks.
The Raiders have had three straight dropping seasons and went 4-13 final season, which appears to have been an unacceptable consequence for his or her management group, which now contains Tom Brady. They wish to present marked enchancment in 2025.
