The Las Vegas Raiders will have a new quarterback in 2025 after acquiring Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks Friday, according to multiple reports.
Las Vegas is reportedly sending Seattle a third-round pick in return for acquiring Smith, who will reunite with former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. The two were in Seattle together from 2019 through 2023.
The third-round pick Las Vegas is sending to Seattle is the No. 92 overall selection, per reports. That pick came to Las Vegas from the New York Jets as part of the Davante Adams trade.
Smith was entering the final year of his three-year, $75 million extension signed ahead of the 2023 season. He was slated to cost $44.5 million against the Seahawks’ cap in the final year of that extension in 2025. Instead, Seattle saves $17.5 million with this deal.
Las Vegas has started five different quarterbacks since Derek Carr signed with the New Orleans Saints in the 2023 offseason: Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell, Desmond Ridder, Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer.
In Smith, the Raiders have their first Pro Bowl quarterback since Carr. They entered the offseason with the second-most cap space in the league and still have money to spend following edge rusher Maxx Crosby’s record extension.
The Seahawks now have two quarterbacks on their active roster: Sam Howell and Jaren Hall.
This story will be updated as more information is available.
