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Seattle Seahawks trading QB Geno Smith to Las Vegas Raiders, per reports
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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.
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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 .
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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 .
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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.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Seahawks trading QB Geno Smith to Raiders, per reports
