Mookie Alexander is the Producer/Managing Editor of Field Gulls, and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2017. He primarily focuses on Seahawks news, opinion, game day coverage, and statistical analysis. He also contributes national NFL and track and field coverage for SBNation.com.
The Seattle Seahawks made the big decision to trade Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick. Smith reportedly wanted to be paid $45 million/year, which I must stress is not even top-10 quarterback money in terms of average, and the Seahawks weren’t willing to meet that number.