“I Wish” Raiders’ QB Geno Smith Announces Statement To Seahawks After Shocking Trade

Nov 27, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) looks to pass against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

The Las Vegas Raiders shocked the NFL World when they traded for 34-year-old quarterback Geno Smith. The Seattle Seahawks’ decision was equally as shocking.

Now that the dust has settled, Smith had something he wanted to say to fans.

“I Wish” Raiders’ QB Geno Smith Announces Statement To Seahawks After Shocking Trade

Nov 27, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) during the fourth quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

The Seahawks posted the following video to social media:

A leader both on and off the field. pic.twitter.com/zUJg1uGeos

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) March 13, 2025

Smith responded to the video with a statement of his own:

My love for Seattle cannot be described in words. I wish I could’ve done more to express that.

Thank You for a memorable 6 years!

Nov 27, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) scrambles against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images — Nov 27, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) scrambles against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Smith went 28-24 as a starter in Seattle. Here is a look at his 2024 stats:

										Passing											Rushing				Fumbles					Snap Counts
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Week	Date	Team		Opp	Result	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Rate	Sk	Yds	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	OffSnp	Off%	DefSnp	Def%	STSnp	ST%
1	78	1	1	2024-09-08	SEA		DEN	W, 26-20	*	18	25	72.0	171	1	1	6.8	5.84	87.2	2	13	4	30	1	7.5	0	0	0	0	0	67	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
2	79	2	2	2024-09-15	SEA	@	NWE	W, 23-20 (OT)	*	33	44	75.0	327	1	0	7.4	7.89	103.1	3	15	5	8	0	1.6	0	0	0	0	0	70	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
3	80	3	3	2024-09-22	SEA		MIA	W, 24-3	*	26	34	76.5	289	1	2	8.5	6.44	86.5	3	19	2	-2	0	-1.0	0	1	1	0	0	64	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
4	81	4	4	2024-09-30	SEA	@	DET	L, 29-42	*	38	56	67.9	395	1	1	7.1	6.61	86.5	3	12	5	38	0	7.6	0	0	0	0	0	90	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
5	82	5	5	2024-10-06	SEA		NYG	L, 20-29	*	28	40	70.0	284	1	0	7.1	7.60	98.3	7	53	4	72	0	18.0	0	0	0	0	0	58	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
6	83	6	6	2024-10-10	SEA		SFO	L, 24-36	*	30	52	57.7	312	1	2	6.0	4.65	65.5	1	6	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	78	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
7	84	7	7	2024-10-20	SEA	@	ATL	W, 34-14	*	18	28	64.3	207	2	0	7.4	8.82	110.3	1	6	4	15	0	3.8	0	1	1	-8	0	59	98.3	0	0.0	0	0.0
8	85	8	8	2024-10-27	SEA		BUF	L, 10-31	*	21	29	72.4	212	0	1	7.3	5.76	78.5	1	11	5	16	0	3.2	0	1	0	0	0	51	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
9	86	9	9	2024-11-03	SEA		LAR	L, 20-26 (OT)	*	21	34	61.8	363	3	3	10.7	8.47	90.7	7	46	6	16	0	2.7	0	1	1	-18	0	80	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
10	87	10	11	2024-11-17	SEA	@	SFO	W, 20-17	*	25	32	78.1	221	0	1	6.9	5.50	82.4	4	26	4	29	1	7.3	0	1	1	-17	0	60	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
11	88	11	12	2024-11-24	SEA		ARI	W, 16-6	*	22	31	71.0	254	1	1	8.2	7.39	92.7	5	34	3	2	0	0.7	0	1	1	0	0	64	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
12	89	12	13	2024-12-01	SEA	@	NYJ	W, 26-21	*	20	31	64.5	206	1	0	6.6	7.29	94.3	3	31	2	2	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	64	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
13	90	13	14	2024-12-08	SEA	@	ARI	W, 30-18	*	24	30	80.0	233	1	0	7.8	8.43	110.1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	-4	0	64	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
14	91	14	15	2024-12-15	SEA		GNB	L, 13-30	*	15	19	78.9	149	0	1	7.8	5.47	77.4	3	24	1	5	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	35	59.3	0	0.0	0	0.0
15	92	15	16	2024-12-22	SEA		MIN	L, 24-27	*	31	43	72.1	314	3	2	7.3	6.60	96.5	2	12	1	8	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	64	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
16	93	16	17	2024-12-26	SEA	@	CHI	W, 6-3	*	17	23	73.9	160	0	0	7.0	6.96	92.7	3	17	3	19	0	6.3	0	2	1	0	0	52	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
17	94	17	18	2025-01-05	SEA	@	LAR	W, 30-25	*	20	27	74.1	223	4	0	8.3	11.22	137.8	2	13	2	14	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	55	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
								10-7		407	578	70.4	4320	21	15	7.5	7.03	93.2	50	338	53	272	2	5.1	0	9	6	-47	0	1075	97.7	0	0.0	0	0.0

Dec 8, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) against the Arizona Cardinals in the second half at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Raiders — Dec 8, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) against the Arizona Cardinals in the second half at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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“I Wish” Raiders’ QB Geno Smith Announces Statement To Seahawks After Shocking Trade

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