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Analysis of Geno Smith joining the Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders have an answer to their biggest question of the offseason.

On Friday, the Raiders took their swing at quarterback, landing Geno Smith in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks. In return for the veteran, the Raiders sent a 2025 third-round pick to Seattle. Las Vegas is taking the final year of Smith’s contract, which includes his full $31 million cap hit for 2025.

With the Raiders now with a solution under center, here is what this means for the Raiders now and in the future.

Smith’s fit with the Raiders

Smith joined up with new Raiders head coach Pete Carroll in Seattle in 2022, and proceeded to rejuvenate what was once a stagnating career.