{"id":94966,"date":"2025-06-01T05:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T05:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/94966\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T05:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T05:10:17","slug":"raiders-geno-smith-explains-why-seahawks-trade-excited-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/94966\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders\u2019 Geno Smith explains why Seahawks trade excited him"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Raiders\u2019 Geno Smith explains why Seahawks trade excited him<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Geno Smith<\/a> spoke publicly<\/a> for the first time Thursday since being traded from the <\/a>Seattle Seahawks<\/a> to the Las Vegas Raiders, explaining why the move marks an exciting new chapter in his career.<\/p>\n

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The 33-year-old quarterback, now entering his 11th NFL season, expressed enthusiasm during a press conference about joining one of football\u2019s most storied franchises. Smith cited the team\u2019s legacy, roster talent, and the chance to work under Raiders head coach Pete Carroll \u2014 his former coach in Seattle\u2014as key reasons for embracing the opportunity.<\/p>\n

Geno Smith embraces Raiders\u2019 legacy and reunion with Pete Carroll after Seahawks trade\"Joe<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything about it,\u201d Smith said when asked what appealed to him about joining the Raiders. \u201cCoach Carroll, Las Vegas, the Raiders, the silver and black \u2014 this is a historic franchise. One of the most historic franchises in all of sports\u2026 to say I can wear this helmet and this logo is special to me, but the players on this team \u2014 I watched a ton of film on them \u2014 a lot of great players on this team and they\u2019re heading in the right direction so I just wanted to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Las Vegas acquired Smith from Seattle in March in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick. He later signed a two-year, $85.5 million extension in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Smith spent the past five seasons with the Seahawks, emerging as their starter in 2022 following Russell Wilson\u2019s departure. He finished the 2024 season with 4,320 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions while completing 70.4% of his passes and recording a 93.2 passer rating across 17 games. He also added 272 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground.<\/p>\n

The Raiders, coming off a 4-13 season, are hoping for a turnaround under Carroll\u2019s leadership. Smith\u2019s familiarity with Carroll\u2019s system and his veteran presence are expected to provide stability at quarterback entering the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The post Raiders\u2019 Geno Smith explains why Seahawks trade excited him appeared first on ClutchPoints. Geno Smith spoke…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[24858,7,1507,1744,393,2455,2454,6,3976,525,572,238],"class_list":{"0":"post-94966","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-coach-carroll","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-geno-smith","11":"tag-las-vegas","12":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","13":"tag-lasvegas","14":"tag-lasvegasraiders","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-pete-carroll","17":"tag-raiders","18":"tag-russell-wilson","19":"tag-seahawks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114606389784576607","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}