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The Las Vegas Raiders stunned the football world on Friday when they traded a third-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for quarterback Geno Smith. While not a top-flight player at this point in his career, Smith is more than serviceable and should be the best Raider under center since Rich Gannon.

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 Raiders landed the veteran quarterback they’ve so desperately sought over the last month since hiring coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Spytek.

The Las Vegas Raiders reportedly traded for Geno Smith because they did not believe they would be able to get Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward.

Two-time Pro Bowl QB Geno Smith, 34, reunites with new Raiders coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks will seek a new starter.

NFL offseason has started with a bang, with the latest move seeing the Seattle Seahawks dealing Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a t