Raiders lock in Geno Smith past 2025 season with 2-year extension: reports

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The Las Vegas Raiders are not just committing to Geno Smith for the 2025 season, they are going beyond as they agreed to a two-year, $75 million extension, according to multiple reports. 

The Raiders traded for Smith earlier this offseason, reuniting the veteran gunslinger with his old Seattle Seahawks head coach, Pete Carroll, who took over the job in Sin City. 

The 34-year-old had one year left on his Seahawks contract, leaving many to believe Smith could perhaps be a stopgap option before a younger, franchise-type player joins the quarterbacks room. 

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Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) celebrates with quarterback Geno Smith (7) and teammates during the game against the Los Angeles Rams in Seattle on Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

However, the Raiders are giving Smith $66.5 million in guaranteed money, per ESPN, and the total of the deal could push to $85.5 million with incentives. This all means Smith is locked in for the next few seasons as the Raiders aim to get back into the playoffs. 

Smith is now contractually attached to the Raiders through the 2027 campaign. 

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He will play on the $31 million deal that was left in Seattle’s contract with him in 2025, and the Raiders sent a third-round pick to acquire him before free agency began. Since then, Sam Darnold has filled Smith’s void in Seattle, as he is set to be their franchise quarterback now. 

The Raiders were always in the market for a quarterback after Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell didn’t work out in split duties in 2024. Minshew