When the Las Vegas Raiders and Seattle Seahawks came together for a trade in March that sent quarterback Geno Smith to the desert, it marked a clear shift for both teams heading into the new season.
Smith reunites with Raiders head coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas, and his new team hopes that he can give them the stability under center that they have lacked for far too long. Meanwhile, the Seahawks reset at the quarterback position, signing former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold to a three-year, $100.5 million contract. In April’s draft, the Seahawks would use the third-round pick acquired in the Smith trade to select Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe as their starter of the future, while the Raiders went for depth in the sixth round with North Dakota State’s Cam Miller.