March 7, 2025
ANALYSISThere had been rumblings that Smith was on the trade block like WR
DK Metcalf, and the QB now will reunite with coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas after spending the 2020 through 2023 seasons together in Seattle. As the regular starter for the Seahawks the last three campaigns, Smith had a 27-22 record, completed 68.5 percent of his passes, averaged 249.5 yards per game and threw 71 touchdown passes versus 35 interceptions. He also tacked on 703 yards and four more TDs on 158 carries during that span. With the Raiders, Smith will have a standout pass catcher in second-year TE
Brock Bowers, but the rest of the receiving corps is a work in progress, with WR
Jakobi Meyers (who is in the final year of his contract) being the only other Raider that has even a 600-yard season to his name.