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Is Geno Smith Still ‘the Guy’ for Seahawks?
Geno Smith is still Seattle’s starting quarterback and Seahawks general manager John Schneider wanted to clam any of the chatter about “his guy” while speaking to the media at the NFL Combine on Tuesday.
Schneider told reporters that Seattle management plan to meet with Smith this week to discuss a contract extension, but there’s no deadline to get a deal done. He reiterated the franchise’s stance all offseason that Smith is going to start the season as their starting quarterback no matter what.
Seahawks GM John Schneider says team will meet with Geno Smith’s agents this week to begin talks on an extension. Says there is no deadline but says Smith is “our guy.”
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) February 25, 2025
The root of the conversation about Smith’s future in Seattle is due to the 2024 season ending in disappointment. Despite hanging around for most of the season, Seattle failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year. And failing to achieve the team’s goal caused some to speculate about if the Seahawks still viewed Smith as their starting quarterback or would maybe look to move on from the 34-year-old.
But in an attempt to quiet any noise about Smith’s future with the team, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald instead offered his quarterback a big endorsement in early February.
During an interview with FOX 13 TV in Seattle, Macdonald wasn’t shy about his feelings about Smith.
“Yeah. Heck yeah, man, Geno’s our quarterback. I don’t understand the conversation,” said Macdonald. “It’s pretty obvious this guy is a heck of a quarterback. He’s our quarterback. We love him. Can’t wait to go to work with him.”
Even though Seattle missed the playoffs in Macdonald’s first season at the helm, Smith threw for 4,320 yards while completing 70.4% of his passes. Smith also ran for 272 yards on the ground. He scored 23 total touchdowns to go along with 15 interceptions, his second highest total from a single season after his rookie year with the Jets.
For a related story, Smith cashed in and earned $6 million in incentives for his performance in the season finale.
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