Seahawks Trade QB Geno Smith to Raiders

Las Vegas has acquired quarterback Geno Smith for a 2025 third-round draft pick to reunite him with former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

Smith is entering the final season of his three-year, $75 million contract, and the quarterback sought a new deal in the $45-million-a-year range. 

The Raiders sought to improve upon their quarterback play after a 4-13 season that saw Gardner Minshew II and Aidan O’Connell share the bulk of snaps. 

As a group, the team’s quarterbacks threw for a combined 3,797 yards and 19 touchdowns with an 82.4 rating, while the team had the  fourth-worst scoring offense in the NFL (18.2 points per game).

They had flirted with Matthew Stafford as a potential option to take over as signal-caller before he decided to remain with the Rams on a  restructured deal.

Yankees Sign Manager Aaron Boone to 2 Year Extension

It didn’t seem like Aaron Boone was going anywhere. Now, it’s a sure thing.

The New York Yankees and the 51-year-old manager agreed to a two-year contract extension.

Since taking the Yankees’ job before the 2018 season, he’s gone 603-429 (.584), giving him the second-best winning percentage among active managers behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Dave Roberts (.627). His 603 wins are the seventh-most in Yankees history.