Overview
- New York receives Geno Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick from Las Vegas for a 2026 sixth-rounder, a deal agreed to before the league year opened and finalized after his physical.
- Reports say the Raiders will absorb the bulk of Smith’s 2026 salary after a restructure, with the Jets owing just over the veteran minimum.
- Smith is expected to start for the Jets in 2026 as a one-year bridge while the team plots a longer-term quarterback plan.
- The move lets Las Vegas recoup a pick instead of releasing Smith and sets the stage to target Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall draft pick.
- Smith returns after a difficult 2025 season in Las Vegas that included an NFL-high 17 interceptions and 55 sacks as the Raiders went 2-13 in his starts.