Raiders to move on from Geno Smith after one season despite $75 million extension: reports

The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly moving connected from backmost Geno Smith.

The Raiders, if they cannot find a commercialized spouse earlier the commencement of the caller league twelvemonth connected Wednesday, volition merchandise the 35-year-old, according to aggregate reports.

The Raiders acquired Smith successful a commercialized with the Seattle Seahawks past season, giving up a 2025 third-round prime to reunite him with caput manager Pete Carroll. A twelvemonth later, some Carroll and Smith volition nary longer beryllium with the franchise.

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Las Vegas Raiders backmost Geno Smith (7) warms up earlier the crippled against the Cleveland Browns astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Paradise, Nevada, connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

After the trade, Smith signed a two-year, $75 cardinal declaration hold with the Raiders, making $40 cardinal past season. By releasing Smith, the Raiders volition incur an $18.5 cardinal dormant headdress deed but get $8 cardinal successful wage headdress relief.

The Raiders were besides acceptable to wage Smith an further $8.5 cardinal successful guaranteed wealth connected the 3rd time of the league twelvemonth but volition debar paying that by releasing him sooner.

Las Vegas Raiders backmost Geno Smith (7) shouts toward his seat aft failing to person against the Cleveland Browns during the 3rd 4th successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

Smith had a unsmooth season, arsenic helium led the NFL with 17 interceptions contempt missing 2 games owed to injury. He completed 67.4% of his passes for 3,205 yards with 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

It is besides the 2nd consecutive offseason that caller caput manager Klint Kubiak has moved connected from Smith. The Seahawks traded Smith aft Kubiak was hired arsenic the team’s violative coordinator past twelvemonth and present are acceptable to merchandise him with Kubiak arsenic the Raiders caput coach.

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Las Vegas Raiders backmost Geno Smith (7) reacts aft a play during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders successful Landover, Maryland, connected Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Moving connected from Smith allows the Raiders to commencement Heisman Trophy-winning backmost Fernando Mendoza astatine quarterback, if the squad selects him with the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2026 NFL Draft.

However, number proprietor Tom Brady and wide manager John Spytek person some said galore times that they judge successful not playing a young backmost close away, making it nary definite happening that Mendoza would commencement Week 1.

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