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Wyman and Bob react to Seattle Seahawks' 'shocking' Geno trade
For the past year, questions surrounding Geno Smith’s long-term future with the Seattle Seahawks have hovered over the franchise.
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But as this offseason progressed, it seemed increasingly likely the 34-year-old Smith would at least remain Seattle’s quarterback for the 2025 season. In various press conferences and interviews over the past two months, head coach Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider repeatedly reaffirmed their belief in Smith and expressed optimism that they would reach agreement on an extension to keep the veteran QB in the Emerald City.
That’s what made Friday afternoon’s bombshell so stunning.
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Seahawks are trading Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round draft pick. It will reunite Smith with former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who was hired to coach the Raiders in January.
When the news broke, Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob co-hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton were likely just as surprised as countless Seahawks fans across the Pacific Northwest.
“Wow, I did not see this coming,” Wyman said on Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob. “… I’m speechless.”
“This is shocking news,” Stelton said. “I’m shocked.”
What led to this?
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported that Smith and the Seahawks were “far apart” in their negotiations for a contract extension. Breer said Seattle was closer to $35 million per year, while Smith’s camp was around $45 million per year. Breer said that’s what led to the trade.
Smith had one season left on the three-year, $75 million contract extension in March 2023. His $25 million-per-year average currently ranks just 19th among all QBs, according to OverTheCap. Fifteen quarterbacks have contracts worth at least $40 million per year – including nine QBs with annual averages of at least $50 million.
Smith famously played with a chip on his shoulder in Seattle, where he resurrected his career with a breakout 2022 campaign.
Wyman, a former NFL linebacker, thinks that same chip might have played a role in the two sides being so far apart.
“Maybe that’s what we missed out on,” Wyman said. “We just didn’t realize that he was gonna dig his heels in, because it sounds like he wants more money than the Seahawks want to pay him.”
Stelton also pointed out the possibility of there being some friction between the two sides. ESPN’s Brady Henderson reported last September that Smith’s agent approached Schneider in the hopes of discussing a new contract, but that it was a “nonstarter” for Seattle, which has a longstanding policy of not extending players who have more than a season left on their contract.
“Maybe (Smith) went into this with a level of tension like, ‘Look, you guys didn’t do me right last year. You better do it now,’” Stelton said. “And it didn’t happen, at least to the satisfaction of his reps and him.”
What’s next?
The big question now, of course, is who will be playing QB for the Seahawks this fall?
The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported that Seattle is targeting soon-to-be free agent Sam Darnold, who had a career resurgence this past season with the Minnesota Vikings. However, Darnold struggled down the stretch in a Week 18 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions and a blowout wild-card playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
It’s also not considered to be a particularly great QB class in this year’s draft.
“The obvious candidate, to me, does not exist,” Stelton said. “… We’re talking about guys like, ‘Maybe Justin Fields could find it, and maybe Sam Darnold is this guy, and maybe Aaron Rodgers has got one year left in the tank.’ I mean, there’s nobody you feel like, ‘That’s a no-brainer.’”
There’s also the question of what happens with star wide receiver DK Metcalf, who requested to be traded from the Seahawks on Wednesday.
“We’ll see if there’s gonna be another move with DK, and maybe this could be a stepback year where they trade DK and Geno and they pile up a bunch of draft picks,” Stelton said. “I don’t know.”
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Thanks to Carrie Brown for the westward view of our Saturday night sunset. The high today hit 68 at the airport – eight degrees above normal – but nowhere near the record for this date, which was 89 degrees back in 2016. The forecast suggests two more days of partly sunny, almost-70-degree weather, before the chance of rain returns.
CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling New York Mets placed former Seattle Mariners second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right wrist contusion.
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The move was made retroactive to Wednesday, a day after Polanco went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old Polanco is batting .179 (10 for 56) with a homer and two RBIs in his first season with New York, which has lost nine straight.
“When doctors first took a look at him, it looked like he got hit by a pitch when he didn’t,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “In talking to him, it was just a couple of swings that he took that night. … He didn’t think much of it, but just got worse the following day.
“So you just got to let it calm down a little bit and then we’ll go from there. But we don’t have a timetable for how long this is going to last.”
Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Mets in December, also has been dealing with an ankle issue.
“He was trending in the right direction,” Mendoza said of the ankle injury. “It’s definitely going to help, obviously now with him being shut down. But the biggest thing now is that we’ve got to take care of that wrist.”
Polanco spent the previous two seasons with the Mariners, who acquired him in a February 2024 trade with the Minnesota Twins.
Polanco struggled during his first season with Seattle in 2024, hitting just .213 with 16 homers in 118 games while playing through a knee injury that didn’t become public knowledge until after the season.
But after the Mariners somewhat surprisingly brought him back for a one-year contract in 2025, Polanco rebounded to hit .265 with 26 homers and an .821 OPS in 138 games last season. He then added three homers during Seattle’s playoff run, along with a 15th-inning walkoff single in Game 5 of the American League Division Series that sent the Mariners to their first ALCS in 24 years.
Seattle Sports staff made additions to this post.
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Brandon Nimmo hits leadoff homer, Jacob deGrom works 4 scoreless as Rangers beat Seattle Mariners 5-0
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers tags out Dominic Canzone #8 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jacob deGrom threw four shutout innings and Gavin Collyer earned his first career win as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Friday night.
Seattle lost its fourth straight game, and was shut out for the fourth time in 21 games, falling to 8-13. The Mariners were shut out six times during the 2025 season. Texas won its third straight game.
Nimmo led off the game with a 372-foot shot to right field off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-3). It was Nimmo’s 16th career leadoff homer and second of the season. He also hit a leadoff home run on April 11 in a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DeGrom effectively maneuvered through Seattle’s lineup, and worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam in the first inning. The two-time Cy Young Award winner recorded two of his three strikeouts after walking Josh Naylor to load the bases. Randy Arozarena fanned on a curveball, and Luke Raley swung through a fastball.
Texas added to its lead after Nimmo’s homer. Wyatt Langford’s single to left scored Corey Seager, who led off the third inning with a double. The Rangers stretched the lead to 3-0 on an RBI single from Jake Burger in the seventh.
The Mariners’ best scoring chance came in the sixth after Collyer (1-0), who worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, left the game.
J.P. Crawford singled to left off Tyler Alexander with two out, and Mariners third base coach Carlos Cardoza sent Naylor from second base, but he was thrown out by Langford.
Texas added two more runs in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Andrew McCutchen and an RBI double by Josh Jung.
Seattle third baseman Brendan Donovan left the game early due to a left hip issue.
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller, who started the year on the injured list with a left oblique injury, was at T-Mobile Park for the first time this season. He will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Up next
Mariners RHP George Kirby (2-2, 3.25) will face Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.40) on Saturday afternoon.
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