Raiders QB Geno Smith apologizes after flipping off booing fans following fifth straight loss

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The Las Vegas Raiders' play has not gone to plan, and fans showed their frustrations this past weekend.

As they fell to a measly 2-9, which led to the firing of violative coordinator Chip Kelly, Raiders fans booed Geno Smith arsenic helium came disconnected the field, continuing a inclination that began earlier the crippled adjacent started.

Smith responded by appearing to flip the mediate finger.

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Geno Smith of the Raiders reacts successful the crippled against the Cleveland Browns astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Nov. 23, 2025, successful Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)

Smith admitted that helium "made a mediocre judgement retired of frustration" and apologized.

"I’ve got to beryllium amended than that, and I’ve got to clasp myself to a higher standard. In that moment, I didn’t. I’m sincerely apologetic and precise sorry, obviously, for doing that. I conscionable privation to marque it known that those things volition ne'er hap for maine again," Smith told reporters Wednesday.

This is the 2nd time, however, Smith has done that this year. He made the aforesaid motion earlier a preseason crippled successful Seattle toward a instrumentality who held up a motion comparing him to erstwhile Raiders backmost JaMarcus Russell, 1 of the biggest busts successful franchise history.

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Las Vegas Raiders backmost Geno Smith shouts toward his seat aft failing to person against the Cleveland Browns astatine Allegiant Stadium. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

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The 24-10 nonaccomplishment to the Cleveland Browns, Shedeur Sanders’ archetypal NFL start, was Las Vegas’ 5th consecutive defeat. Smith was sacked 10 times by a stout Cleveland defence led by Myles Garrett, who is connected gait to shatter the single-season sack record.

Nothing is getting immoderate easier for the Raiders, arsenic they look the Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans successful their adjacent 4 games. They extremity their play against the Kansas City Chiefs aft a day with the New York Giants.

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Cleveland Browns antiaircraft extremity Myles Garrett forces Raiders backmost Geno Smith to fumble connected Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, successful Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Since moving to Las Vegas successful 2020, the Raiders person made the playoffs conscionable once, losing successful the wild-card circular successful 2021. They went 4-13 past play and drafted Ashton Jeanty with the sixth wide pick.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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