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With quarterback Russell Wilson still out with his finger injury, the fate of the Seattle Seahawks falls on the shoulders of Geno Smith. Smith is no stranger to starting. He’s been QB1 31 times in his career, which accounts for nearly 75% of his games played. But it’s clearly been a while since his last […]

The Seattle Seahawks have officially placed quarterback Russell Wilson on the Injured Reserve, which is set to keep him out for at least three games. Via Ian Rapoport: #Seahawks coach Pete Carroll tells reporters that Russell Wilson will go on Injured Reserve, knocking him out 3 games. The first time he could return would be […]

Seahawks starting quarterback Russell Wilson is expected to miss up to eight weeks with a fractured index finger on his throwing hand. Let’s take a look at who the Seahawks could trade for or sign for the next eight weeks. This injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Seahawks, because they play […]

The Seattle Seahawks fell short against the Los Angeles Rams during Thursday Night Football. It was a big game as Seattle faced off against an NFC West divisional rival. A win would have put them in the mix as a playoff contender, but their future is up in the air for now. It’s time to […]

After Russell Wilson left Thursday night’s game for the Seattle Seahawks with a brutal looking finger injury, most assumed it was a wrap. Instead, Geno Smith came in, led the Seahawks on a touchdown drive and nearly led Seattle back to a win. While there are no moral victories, Smith looked sharp filling in for […]

Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson suffered a nasty finger injury in the 26-17 Thursday Night Football loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Wilson got hurt while following through on a throw and getting hit by Rams star Aaron Donald. Wilson has never missed a start in his NFL career, but that streak is now […]

Geno Smith had a rough ending to his time with the New York Jets and he’d rather not speak about the past. After ESPN recently recounted Smith’s locker room altercation in 2015, the quarterback called out ESPN on social media for running the story in the first place. In a tweet directed toward ESPN, Smith […]

The Seattle Seahawks have just recently won the Jamal Adams sweepstakes to improve their roster for the upcoming season. However, another intriguing player in All-Pro wideout Antonio Brown is now being linked to the team. Earlier this month, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler updated Seattle’s interest in Brown during an appearance on SportsCenter: “Seattle has […]

The Seattle Seahawks are mulling a reunion with former quarterback Geno Smith to again serve as star signal-caller Russell Wilson’s backup. According to The Seattle Times‘ Bob Condotta, the Seahawks are looking to add another body to the quarterback depth, with the 29-year-old Smith remaining a standout option. Seahawks could be making an addition to […]

Former New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith didn’t really live up to the initial hype surrounding him upon making his way to the professional ranks of the NFL. However, that didn’t stop Smith from promptly clapping back at former Jets head coach Rex Ryan, who made some choice remarks about the former West Virginia Mountaineers […]

Geno Smith seems to have found his home in Seattle. Instead of taking more money to be a backup elsewhere, he chose to stay despite only making the veteran minimum of $805,000. “I had some teams call me, actually offering me more money,” Smith said per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. “But I decided […]

That didn’t take long. For a brief period, the Seattle Seahawks had one quarterback on the roster, Russell Wilson, as they cut Geno Smith and Paxton Lynch to get down to 53. Smith’s time on the open market lasted less than a day, as the Seahawks resigned him on Sunday, per ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Smith, […]

The Seattle Seahawks seemed to have made their decision on who the team’s backup quarterback would be when they released Paxton Lynch. But according to Joe Fann of NBC Sports, Geno Smith was released by the team as well. Geno Smith was cut by the #Seahawks. Seattle find it's backup QB elsewhere. — Joe Fann […]

The Seattle Seahawks have seemingly made their choice on who will be the team’s backup quarterback to Russell Wilson. According to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times, Seattle has waived quarterback Paxton Lynch. As a result of Lynch’s release, veteran Geno Smith has earned the backup quarterback job. However, the team could attempt to retain […]

The Seattle Seahawks are granting Geno Smith the backup quarterback job to Russell Wilson, according to The Seattle Times’ Bob Condatta. In a corresponding move, the team waived third-string quarterback Paxton Lynch, who’s had a rocky preseason. Unfortunately for Smith, a backup job behind Wilson rarely means regular season playing time. Wilson, despite the hits […]

The final week of the preseason is upon us and the Seattle Seahawks—along with the other 31 teams in the NFL—still have roster decisions to make. This Saturday, all 32 teams in the league are required to trim their rosters down to 53 players ahead of the regular season. Therefore, the last game of the […]

The Seattle Seahawks have their quarterback situation set for a couple more years with Russell Wilson. However, the battle for the backup position is at the endgame as Paxton Lynch and Geno Smith are still duking it out for the position. Head coach Pete Carroll is still to make a decision about the backup position. […]

If you’re an NFL fan, chances are you’re familiar with the story of Paxton Lynch. The Denver Broncos drafted him with the 26th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Broncos had just won Super Bowl 50 and Peyton Manning retired. That offseason, Brock Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Houston […]

On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback, Geno Smith, underwent surgery to remove a cyst on his knee. With him missing some time, Seattle has signed quarterback J.T. Barrett and they also added linebacker Juwon Young. To make room for the team’s new additions, the Seahawks waived Chris Worley and Marwin Evans. The Seahawks will […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith is competing with Paxton Lynch for the backup quarterback role on the team, and he may have lost a little ground with an injury. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll announced after Thursday nights game that Smith could miss up to 10 days of practice because of a cyst that he needs […]

The Seattle Seahawks have announced that Geno Smith will start for them Thursday night, according to Seahawks Wire. Smith is dealing with a minor undisclosed injury, but it’s obviously not a big issue. This is no surprise, as very few teams roll out their starting signal-caller in the first week of preseason. Russell Wilson will […]

“The Los Angeles Rams have won the NFC West.” The Seattle Seahawks have had to witness that become a reality in the past two seasons after reigning supreme in the division for years. Since Sean McVay arrived in Los Angeles, the Rams have taken the torch as the best team in the NFC West. Although, […]

So far, Geno Smith’s career hasn’t gone according to plan. Smith is now with the Seattle Seahawks and he believes he is ready to take a step forward in his career. When talking about his current situation, Geno Smith says he’s a starter, he just needs another opportunity. Smith is on his fourth team as […]

The Seattle Seahawks have officially signed quarterback Geno Smith. Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper wrote about the development on Wednesday. The Seahawks left themselves with two quarterbacks and an empty roster spot after making some transactions earlier this week and that suggested a report they’d sign Geno Smith was on the mark. Smith officially became […]

The Seattle Seahawks are set to sign quarterback Geno Smith to compete for the backup job behind Russell Wilson, per Jordan Raanan of ESPN. Smith joins former first-round pick Paxton Lynch and undrafted Taryn Christion behind Wilson on the Seahawks’ quarterback depth chart. Smith was a former second-round pick by the New York Jets back […]

There was plenty of optimism that the New York Giants were ready to close the chapter on the Ben McAdoo era. However, their abysmal start to the 2018 NFL season has granted some vindication for former coaches and players like Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Geno Smith. The Giants dropped to 1-5 on the year following their […]

There were plenty of moments when the New York Giants knew the 2017 NFL season was going down the drain. However, they hit rock bottom when head coach Ben McAdoo decided to end quarterback Eli Manning’s start streak in favor of quarterback Geno Smith prior to Week 13. When rumors about Manning’s benching began to swirl, […]

Near the onset of the NFL offseason, the Los Angeles Chargers decided to part ways with former Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates after 15 seasons. The team had hoped that Hunter Henry could take on the primary role at the position this upcoming campaign, but a torn ACL has changed that game plan up […]

In the first couple of weeks in the free agency period, veteran quarterback Geno Smith remained on the open market with little interest tossed his way. However, things began to pick up over the last few days with the Los Angeles Chargers putting together a visit with Smith. The Chargers have a need to add […]

After playing for both New York teams, the Jets and Giants, it only makes sense that Geno Smith heads out west to take on the second largest market in the league, Los Angeles. It makes even more sense when realizing who the head coach of Chargers is. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, […]

Last November, when Kyrie Irving was still with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he talked about how he believes the earth is flat, and not round like scientists believe. He was on Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye’s podcast and talked about why he believed this to be the case. “If you really think about it from a […]

When the New York Giants benched Eli Manning in favor of Geno Smith, some backlash was certainly to be expected. What wasn’t in the plans was for the former West Virginia standout to receive death threats. By way of Dan Duggan of NJ.com, the father of Geno Smith says he received a death threat last […]

The New York Giants steady descent to Nowheresville continued Sunday, as they lost a road game to the Oakland Raiders, 24-17. The setback worsened their record to 2-10, but the game will mostly be remembered as the first in the franchise’s last 211 regular season games in which a quarterback not named Eli Manning started […]

New York Giants quarterback Geno Smith had a lot to say about his former coach, Rex Ryan, following a 24-17 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. During the postgame press conference, Smith stood on the podium, taking questions from reporters and talking about his first starting gig under center since 2014. He also did […]

New York Giants coach Ben McAdoo, who reportedly has a big day on Sunday, vows to not bench quarterback Geno Smith no matter what happens. Let’s start with this specific news at hand. Ben McAdoo told Sal Paolantonio of ESPN that he is committed to Smith throughout Sunday’s game and will not pull him in […]

The Eli Manning era appears over. Does that mean the Geno Smith era is officially under way? Probably not, but the New York Giants are hoping to find out by starting the former Jets gunslinger this weekend. Geno Smith, who was once considered a prize talent coming out of West Virginia, has seen better days. […]

Tom Coughlin is no longer with the New York Giants, but Eli Manning is still on his mind. After all, he and Manning have partnered in propelling the Giants to two Super Bowl wins in 2007 and in 2011. So when news broke out that the Giants are benching Manning in favor of backup Geno […]

For the first time in more than 13 years, the New York Giants (2-9) will make a change at starting quarterback this upcoming Sunday when Geno Smith will start on the road against the Oakland Raiders instead of two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, the team announced on Tuesday via their website. Giants head coach […]

Former New York Jets and Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan is still transitioning into life as a football personality. He has potential as a talent, but there remains some much needed tinkering. He can probably start by not being bluntly honest when talking about Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith. In what some people will consider […]