have found their 2025 starting quarterback and new head coach Pete Carroll is familiar with him.
. They will give up one of their two third-round picks and give Smith a new contract.
Smith, who will turn 35 in October, had one year remaining on his three-year, $75 million deal with the Seahawks.
The Raiders-Smith trade talk heated up in recent days. Carroll is clearly comfortable with Smith. The journeyman found his groove in Seattle, where he played from 2020-24 (the first four years under Carroll). Smith, who has often raved about Carroll’s influence on him, has been Seattle’s starter the past three seasons.
Smith is 40-43 as a career starter, but went 28-24 as Seattle’s starter. Smith threw for a career high 4,320 yards (a career high) with 21 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions in 2024. He also completed a career-high 70.4 percent of his passes last season.
hey also tried to trade for Matthew Stafford last month.
While Smith solves this year’s starting quarterback question for the Raiders who have cut the Week 1 starter (Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo and Gardner Minshew), Las Vegas will likely look at the draft next month as well.
There was a report that the Raiders like Quinn Ewers of Texas and could try to trade up for Ward.
, who played under new Las Vegas offensive coordinator Chip Kelly in 2024.
But for now, this is Smith’s offense as Carroll digs into his past to begin his Raiders’ era.
