The Seattle Seahawks may or may not be looking for a new quarterback this offseason. That does not mean Geno Smith is going to say goodbye, but backup Sam Howell possibly will. Howell has no guaranteed money in 2025, so Seattle could draft a quarterback to replace Howell and eventually replace Smith.
The team reportedly visited with Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart at the NFL Combine, so clearly, general manager John Schneider has an interest in Dart. The quarterback is seen by many pundits to be the third-best QB available in the 2025 NFL draft, but many do not expect Dart to go in the first round. Would Schneider use Seattle's 18th overall choice on Dart?
It certainly would not be the first time Schneider has picked a player far earlier than many thought the player would go. That hasn't always paid off for the Seahawks, either. The team chose running back Rashaad Penny with their first-round selection in 2018, and he was often injured and, therefore, ineffective. Penny turned out to be a waste of a pick.
Idea of Seattle Seahawks signing Aaron Rodgers seems ludicrous
A waste of a free agency signing would be if the team added quarterback Aaron Rodgers. That is, however, exactly what the Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer sees Seattle doing. In a recent article predicting offseason moves, Iyer somehow thinks Geno Smith is gone and Rodgers replaces him.
Perhaps the most damning sentence from Iyer was this one: "Rodgers replacing Geno Smith should be the most appealing situation for both player and team."
How? At this point in their careers, Smith is a far better quarterback than the 41-year-old Rodgers. The last truly good season Rodgers had was in 2021, a year before Smith became the starter in Seattle. Rodgers appears to have lost a lot of his arm strength and no longer has much escapability. He would definitely not be an upgrade over Smith, and he would be a short-term option.
As opposed to Smith, Rodgers would also not be a good presence in the Seahawks locker room. Based on how he approached the preseason with his most recent former team, the New York Jets, the quarterback shows up for training camp when he wants and seemingly sees himself as more important than the team.
The biggest question is why Iyer sees Rodgers as being appealing to the Seahawks. Schneider might have been working for the Green Bay Packers when Rodgers was drafted by the team, but that was long ago. There is no tie between Rodgers and Schneider now. One can possibly see moving on from Geno Smith to create needed cap room, but adding Aaron Rodgers is no answer to replace Smith.
Also, Schneider and the Seahawks are obviously working with Smith's agents to try to work out an extension with the quarterback. That is far more likely than Smith being released. Singing Rodgers is simply out of the question.
