Geno Smith was traded to the Raiders while reuniting with Pete Carroll this offseason, wanting to prove himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the league after three solid years in Seattle

Geno Smith is a Las Vegas Raider — signed and sealed after the Raiders acquired him from the Seattle Seahawks for a 2025 third-round pick. It’s a reunion for Smith and Raiders head coach Pete Carroll,

The reason Smith wanted to leave Seattle was theorized to be simply contractual, that he wanted more money than the Seahawks' front office was willing to give him. However, Smith recently broke his silence on why the deal went down in an interview with Albert Breer from Sports Illustrated.