After Geno Smith trade, here’s what’s next for Seahawks at QB | Analysis

I don’t if anyone else missed this report from Jordan Schultz, stating that Geno requested the trade on Thursday night. For those who don’t know, Schultz was the first one to break the story about Wilson wanting out, which Wilson at first publicly denied.

There’s also this report from Seahawks beat writer Bob Condotta:

The team’s strong comments at the combine stating Smith would be their guy in 2025 don’t appear to have been a smoke screen, though it’s worth remembering….

While reports vary, one person with knowledge of the situation said the offer was a two-year deal in the $40-45 million per year range, similar to that of Matthew Stafford of the Rams, who has a four-year, $160 million deal with L.A. That would have kept Smith under contract through the 2027 season.

The team made the offer early in the week and hoped to wrap things up by the end of the week.

Seattle, instead, is said to have gotten no counteroffer.

A report from Fox Sports stated Smith requested a trade Thursday.

Regardless, the team getting no counteroffer from Smith was all it needed to know that a deal might not be getting done before the free-agent signing period, and most critically, March 17 when Smith was due a $16 million roster bonus.