Seahawks QB Geno Smith ‘very confident’ in possibility of returning to Seattle on new deal

“All indicators are constructive,” Smith advised NFL Community’s Cameron Wolfe at Saturday’s Professional Bowl Video games apply. “We simply received to proceed to work at it and determine what we will do to ensure it occurs.”

Smith’s confidence towards a reunion seems to be in lock step with the phrases of each his head coach and normal supervisor. Pete Carroll expressed hope that Smith would return following Seattle’s wild-card loss to the 49ers, and John Schneider later echoed that he would love the QB again whereas admitting it will likely be a course of.

The wedding between Smith and the Seahawks has been a serendipitous one up to now. The 2022 Seahawks had been coming off their worst season beneath Pete Carroll since 2011 and had been anticipated to be an also-ran within the NFC West after buying and selling away Russell Wilson. In the meantime, Smith had been on the workforce as a backup since 2020 and carried out nicely in three aid begins for Wilson in 2021, however had additionally gone from a 2013 second-round decide to considerably of a journeyman.

Even with Wilson gone, the commerce that shipped the previous franchise QB to Denver introduced again Drew Lock, who was anticipated to compete for the beginning job.

Smith gained out, nevertheless, and set profession highs in completions, completion proportion, passing yards and touchdowns. He additionally had his lowest interception whole as a starter in comparison with his two seasons beginning with the Jets in 2013 (21 interceptions) and 2014 (13).

“(It) meant quite a bit to me, meant quite a bit to my household,” Smith stated concerning his previous season. “Clearly, simply getting an opportunity to compete, being on the market with my teammates, being with the Seahawks — an ideal group. It is simply been a whole lot of enjoyable. Been nice to be again on the market and simply being myself once more.”

The momentum Smith and Seattle loved by turning issues round collectively on the sphere thus appears to be carrying into contract talks. It stays to be seen if these conversations come to fruition and what the deal would possibly appear like, however all indicators are constructive.

“I am very assured,” Smith stated. “I am not going to place a quantity on it, however I am very assured. I believe issues will work out.”