On Thursday, quarterback Geno Smith‘s long-awaited contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders was finally complete.
Initial details revealed the extension as a two-year deal worth up to $85.5 million, with $66.5 million guaranteed. Essentially, the deal means that Smith is under contract with the Raiders for three years at $116.5 million total. As startling as those numbers look, the first reports did not mention anything about contract structure or how the guaranteed money would be spaced out.
Raiders fans now know what Smith’s latest extension entails, and the terms are much more team-friendly than they appear on the surface.