For a brief moment on Friday, some wondered whether the Seahawks had lost their minds. Seattle agreed to a trade sending Geno Smith to the Raiders for a third-r
The Seahawks wouldn’t have traded Smith without feeling strongly that next Wednesday they could sign Darnold, clearly the top free agent QB on the market.
In the NFL, one big move from a team can have a trickle-down effect, impacting the moves of other teams or players. One example: The Seattle Seahawks traded veteran quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders Friday, with potentially changed the outlook for another signal-caller who had major question marks going into the offseason.
Enter: Sam Darnold, who is set to become a free agent in a matter of days.