Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season is all but in the books, with the Seattle Seahawks set to host the Las Vegas Raiders at Lumen Field in a game played at a reasonable time Sunday. However that game turns out, one of the biggest questions for the Hawks during the offseason, and a topic that has become a common subject of discussion among Seattle fans is what kind of contract it might take to retain Geno Smith.
The obvious solution proposed by many is that the team can simply apply the franchise tag, as it is unlikely that any other team would then sign him to a contract and send the Seahawks an additional two first round selections.