NFL free agency 2023 Geno Smith re-signs
 

quarterback said last month that things were "" when it came to a potential contract extension. One day before the franchise tag deadline, the Seahawks have locked down their starting quarterback.Seattle and Smith agreed to terms on a contract, . Initially reported at with in 2023, more details of Smith' Joe Thornton Jersey s contract emerged Tuesday morning. Smith's new deal has a base value of $25 million per season, with $40 million fully guaranteed at signing, . He will reportedly earn $28 million in the first year, and has $30 million in incentives. SEA QB Joonas Donskoi Jersey #7 CMP%69.8YDs4282TD30INT11YD/Att7.49 Smith completed 69.8% of his pa ses for 4,282 yards, 30 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 2022. His 69.8 completion percentage ranked first in the league. The former backup went 9-8 as the starter David Schlemko Jersey , took the Seahawks to the playoffs, earned his first career Pro Bowl bid and won . He did more than enough to prove that he's a legitimate starter. Despite the Smith extension, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has said that they are "" to the quarterbacks in this draft cla s. Seattle holds the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 ."This is a really huge opportunity for us. It's a rare opportunity," Martin Jones Jersey Carroll said at the NFL Combine. "We've been drafting in the low 20's for such a long time. You just don't get the chance with these guys. So we're deeply involved with all that." Smith was a second-round pick of the in 2013 out of West Virginia. He went Mikkel Boedker Jersey 8-8 in his rookie season, and then 3-10 in 2014. Smith has also spent time with the and , but found his way to Seattle in 2019. He made just three starts in his first three seasons with the Seahawks, but won the starting job following the trade, and never looked back.