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Seattle Seahawks 2020 free agent profile: Quarterback Geno Smith

Will the Seattle Seahawks break the streak and bring back a backup QB, or will Geno Smith look for a job with more play-time potential?

*The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the 2020 offseason with 19 players set to become unrestricted free agents, which should make for another busy spring and summer for Pete Carroll and John Schneider as they look to shore up the roster and contend for the number one seed in the NFC again next year.*

Our Seahawks Wire series on Seattle’s free agents continues with quarterback Geno Smith.

The Seahawks have routinely cycled through backup quarterbacks the past few years, a tradition that has continued despite none of them ever being needed thanks to Russell Wilson’s incredible, improbable, run of health and dependability under center.

Geno Smith was perhaps the most talented backup quarterbacks the team had in recent years, which makes it seem likely that – at age 29 – he will look for an opportunity that might actually allow him to play, instead of spending the entire year on the bench.

The Seahawks seem content shuffling things around behind Wilson, so don’t expect a reunion between the two sides unless neither Smith or Seattle can find something better.

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3 backup quarterback options the Seahawks could pursue in 2020

The Seattle Seahawks will once again be in the market for a backup quarterback in 2020. Here are three options they could look into.

It’s the least used position on the Seattle Seahawks 53-man roster, but that doesn’t mean it’s not important.

Russell Wilson’s improbable run of not missing a single game will eventually come to an end, and when that happens, Seattle will want to ensure their backup quarterback is ready.

This team has cycled through backups annually for the past few seasons, and with Geno Smith set to hit free agency – and likely looking for a job where he will actually play – it looks like the Seahawks will have another backup again in 2020.

Seattle has primarily looked for veteran free agents who fit the team’s scheme to play behind Wilson, but they also broke the mold in 2018 when they drafted Alex McGough in the seventh round – a sign they may be willing to develop some talent, even if McGough ultimately lost the job and signed elsewhere.

Here are three options, two on the free agent market and one via the draft, Seattle could pursue to backup Wilson in 2020.

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A look at the 19 Seattle Seahawks who are unrestricted free agents

The Seattle Seahawks head into the offseason with 19 unrestricted free agents, including two big ones in Jadeveon Clowney and Jarran Reed.

The Seattle Seahawks will now turn their attention toward free agency and the NFL Draft following a heartbreaking exit in the NFC Divisional round, 28-23, to the Green Bay Packers.

The free agency period begins on March 18, and 19 Seahawks are set to become unrestricted free agents in what will once again be a busy offseason for John Schneider, Pete Carroll and company.

The Seahawks have $58.3 million in cap space, the seventh most in the league, and while a lot of that could go toward trying to bring back two big pieces of the defensive line – Jadeveon Clowney and Jarran Reed – it does give the Seahawks plenty of room to maneuver as they look to take another step forward and contend for a Super Bowl in 2020.

Here is a look at the 19 unrestricted free agents Seattle has heading into free agency. Eight of them were starters or key contributors, including six on defense and two on the offensive line.

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Report: Seahawks will have representative at Colin Kaepernick’s workout

Per a report, the Seattle Seahawks are among the many teams who will send a representative to Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout on Saturday.

The Seattle Seahawks have made it very clear they are willing to look into every possible situation that could make their team better.

They supposedly had an interest in bringing in Antonio Brown this year, they were the only team to claim Josh Gordon on waivers, and they explored potential trades for Jalen Ramsey as well.

So, it should come as no surprise that the team is planning to send a representative to free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s workout, according to ESPN’s Brady Henderson.

It’s also not a surprise because the league has made it clear they are pushing for each team to have someone present at the workout, even though scheduling it on a Saturday with short notice made it unlikely that top tier officials (like head coaches and general managers) will be in attendance.

Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016, when first he sat, then he kneeled, during the national anthem to protest police brutality and other social justice issues as they related to race in America.

The Seahawks were the last team to even host him on a workout, which happened back in 2017. At the time, coach Pete Carroll said they felt Kaepernick deserved a chance to start in the NFL, and since that wouldn’t happen in Seattle they decided not to bring him in.

Seattle is certainly not among the most quarterback-needy teams in the league, with Russell Wilson’s health among the best in the league and quality backup Geno Smith on call if needed.

However, the team’s connection to Kaepernick in the past makes it at least noteworthy that they’ll be in attendance, even if a partnership between the two sides seems unlikely, barring some kind of injury to Wilson or Smith.

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Heads or tails? A look at the Geno Smith coin toss controversy

The Seattle Seahawks won the coin toss in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers, but did quarterback Geno Smith say heads or tails?

After the clock flashed zeros in regulation on Monday evening against the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith strolled onto the field with the roar of the sideline behind him chanting his name.

Smith, along with 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, met with referee Alex Kemp before he tossed a silver dollar to determine which team would get the ball in overtime.

What happened next has been a source of controversy for the last few days.

As the representative of the visiting team, Smith was asked to call heads or tails. The call was heads, the coin showed heads and Seattle had the first chance to score in overtime.

That, seemingly, was the end of it.

However, many people felt that Smith actually said tails and that Kemp misheard him and awarded the Seahawks the ball unfairly.

It sounds pretty clear on the TV audio that Smith said “heads,” and surely Sherman would have “griped” — as coach Pete Carroll put it — had the referee made such a huge mistake.

However, other versions make it sound like Smith said “tails,” including this one, although it’s pretty easy to manipulate audio files.

Smith confirmed he said heads and explained he always says the opposite of whatever Russell Wilson called before the opening kickoff.

Smith also had poked a little fun at the brouhaha on Twitter.

Fans, and even Carroll, have likened the “controversy” to the “laurel/yanny” debate that took the internet by storm last year, or the dress that appeared to some people to be blue and black but looked yellow and white to others.

In the grand scheme of things, the coin toss didn’t end up mattering. The Seahawks failed to score on the opening drive, and the teams remained tied until Jason Myers finally hit the game-winner on the final play.

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Geno Smith gave a wild reason for why he did call heads on controversial coin toss

Richard Sherman’s non-reaction is all the proof needed here.

Geno Smith’s call of heads during the overtime coin toss of Monday night’s thrilling game between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers took on a life of its own on the internet, as many fans could have sworn they heard the backup QB call tails.

The whole thing quickly became the newest version of the Laurel or Yanny phenomenon, as it seemed lots of people were torn on what he said.

Who wasn’t torn – which should squash this debate – was 49ers CB Richard Sherman who was standing three feet from Smith when he made the call and didn’t have any type of reaction that would make one think that Smith didn’t call heads.

Smith explained to NFL Network’s Jim Trotter that he did in fact call heads and he had a reason for making the call:

Now I’m not great at math but that theory doesn’t seem to check out as being a good one, but whatever. It’s basically like saying: Tails never fails but once it succeeds it will likely follow up with a fail.

Sherman’s non-reaction is all I need to know that Smith called heads. This debate is now over!

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Heads or tails? Geno Smith calling the coin toss in the Seahawks’ overtime win is the new Laurel or Yanny

HMMMMMM!

The blue/gold dress. Laurel or Yanny. Brianstorm or green needle.

Those all pale in comparison to the new audio debate we’re all having on Tuesday morning.

On Monday night, in the eventual win over the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith was called upon to call the overtime coin toss. He was standing right next to the referee, who asked him for a call.

What Smith said next? According to everyone (except for the referee, of course), it’s up for debate.

According to audio that I’ve listened to now about 157 times, it sure sounds like Smith called “tails.” Others at For The Win hear “heads,” which is what the official next to Smith heard.

Time for a good ol’ fashioned Internet debate:

Here we goooooo!

I hear “tails.” But listen to the clear audio that TMZ has. It sounds a lot more like “heads.” It didn’t end up mattering … but what if it did?

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