The Seattle Seahawks traded Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders last week, and it sounds like the decision to trade him was influenced by the two sides not being able to agree on a new deal for the quarterback.
The Seahawks offered Smith a new deal, general manager John Schneider said on Thursday. However, the deal reportedly didn't reach $45 million a year as Smith wanted, The Athletic's Vic Tafur reported, so he shot it down. At that point, Schneider admitted “there was no back and forth coming” between the Seahawks and Smith, so they decided to trade him to the Raiders.
