Geno Smith’s profession revival has sparked a number of debates together with the legitimacy of his potential MVP candidacy and the potential greenback quantity of his subsequent contract.
Recently showing on “Brock and Salk” on Seattle Sports 710AM, ESPN’s Brady Henderson pitched the concept if Smith retains up his run of success over the remainder of the 2022 season, it might take a monster pay day to maintain him in Seattle.
“I’m going to say [Smith’s next contract could be worth] $33 million per year,” Henderson stated. “I’m not entirely pulling that number out of nowhere; it is loosely based on the franchise tag. …When you are a player at a certain level, and I think Geno Smith is definitely at that level where the franchise tag could come into play because he’s good enough to warrant that kind of pay day, he can always say, countering to whatever offer the Seahawks make, if it’s not what he likes, he could say, ‘No, I’m just going to play on the franchise tag.’
“…I don’t see him giving the Seahawks a huge home team discount, if any. I think that he’s going to use the franchise tag numbers as sort of a starting point.”
Smith leads the NFL with a 72.8 completion proportion, and he ranks second in passer score (108.0), and sixth in passing yards (2,474) and landing passes (17). He’s additionally thrown the fourth-fewest interceptions (4) of all QBs with 10 or extra landing passes.
Smith’s new contract will possible put him among the many NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks. Detroit’s Jared Goff is the Tenth-highest paid QB at $33.5 million per yr, whereas Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins ranks eleventh at $33 million per yr.
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