It was the GM of the Seattle Seahawks, and not a pitcher from the Seattle Mariners that threw a curve ball on Friday. Mike Macdonald's team needs a quarterback.
The Seattle Seahawks are officially in a rebuilding season. They released veteran wideout Tyler Lockett and rumors of a DK Metcalf trade have been flowing for weeks. As if that wasn't enough, they shocked the NFL world when they traded quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders.
The timeline of how and why Seattle traded its record-setting, Pro Bowl quarterback snakes back to last spring.
The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported that Metcalf was looking for a "more stable quarterback situation" before the Seahawks traded Smith to the Raiders. The team could meet with him to discuss their plans in hopes of still reaching an agreement on a new contract.
The Raiders landed their quarterback for 2025 in a major trade with the Seahawks. But do they have their QB of the future? Not yet.
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.
The Seahawks have reportedly decreased their asking price for WR DK Metcalf to a second-round pick per The Athletic's Dianna Russini.
The Raiders are trading for Geno Smith from the Seahawks and when digging into the analytics, it looks like Las Vegas got a great deal.
Smith was acquired by the Raiders for a third-round pick, with the Seahawks seemingly planning on rebuilding their roster this offseason. The Seahawks apparently made a big offer to try and acquire Raiders defensive star Maxx Crosby prior to the Smith trade, but the Raiders quickly turned them down.
One of the more popular landing spots for Sanders was the Las Vegas Raiders, who have the No. 6 pick in the draft. Raiders part-owner and legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady has been a mentor of his over the past few years, so many NFL experts believed the Raiders would be happy to draft the young QB out of Colorado.
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