However, this still leaves the Seahawks without a quarterback. As soon as news broke, all eyes seemed to turn to impending free agent Sam Darnold as the most logical option. He is easily the best in the current free agent quarterback class,
As it stands, the only quarterbacks the Seahawks have under contract are Sam Howell, Jaren Hall, and John Rhys Plumlee. Not exactly the most threatening quarterback room in the league. Seattle could always draft a quarterback,
Darnold is about to become an unrestricted free agent, fresh off a remarkable break-through season that will earn him a lucrative long-term deal somewhere. Apparently that somewhere is not going to be Minnesota,
While the Seattle Seahawks are reportedly expected to pursue free-agent quarterback Sam Darnold, it sounds like they will have some competition. According to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, the Pittsburgh Steelers "are expected to make an offer to" Darnold when he hits the open market.
Tom Brady may have had a say in the Las Vegas Raiders' decision to trade for Geno Smith. Brady was "fully onboard" with the Raiders acquiring Smith from the Seattle Seahawks on Friday, according to Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz.
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
Fields, however, remains the focus for Pittsburgh, Russini adds. Jets interest in Fields has built since the Combine, per ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler. The Steelers hold more than $63MM in cap space; the Jets check in at just more than $51MM.
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.
The Seattle Seahawks are guaranteed to look drastically different this fall. Quarterback Geno Smith has been traded to the Raiders, Tyler Lockett has been released, and DK Metcalf is seeking a trade. Unless... unless perhaps there is a move the Seahawks could make that might change his mind...
The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to make an offer to Sam Darnold once free agency begins, according to a report from the Athletic's Dianna Russini on Sunday. The quarterback dominoes began to fall when the Las Vegas Raiders traded for Geno Smith earlier this month,