Raiders Release Geno Smith, Quarterback Market Heats Up

0:00It's March 6th. Here's your NFL news in two minutes. The NFL free agency pull for quarterbacks looks deeper than usual this off-season, pack with season pros looking for new teams. The Las Vegas Raiders just added Gino Smith to that mix by planning his release, unless they trade him first. This move clears $8 million in salary cap space for the Raiders, though it hits them with $18,500,000 in dead money. Smith joins a crowded field, including names like Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rogers, Russell Wilson, and Joe Flacco. Smith's journey has been a rollercoaster. A second-round pick who started rough with the Jets, he bounced to the Giants and Chargers before landing steady work with the Seahawks at age, 32. There, he thrived as a full-time starter, topping the league with a 70% completion rate in his debut year, then posting over 4,000. 300 passing yards in a 10-and-7 season the next, with so many veterans available, teams

1:01face tough choices, and whispers suggest Mac Jones and Anthony Richardson could hit the trade block too. Expect the buyer's market that shakes of rosters fast. This episode is brought to you in partnership with our sponsor. When you want calm, do not reach for your phone. Stay back and listen, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.