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Seahawks officially announce re-signing of QB Geno Smith

The Seattle Seahawks officially re-signed quarterback Geno Smith, waiving tight end Justin Johnson to make room on the active roster.

The Seattle Seahawks made official the move to re-sign quarterback Geno Smith, bringing the veteran back into the fold for the 2020 campaign.

Tight end Justin Johnson was waived to make room on the 90-man roster.

Smith beat out veteran Paxton Lynch to be Seattle’s backup in 2019 after a strong performance in training camp and the preseason, where he threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns with a 100.4 passer rating.

He was not needed during the regular season at all, however, thanks to the incredible durability of starter Russell Wilson.

Smith will face competition to be the backup again this year, this time from  Anthony Gordon, who hails from Washington State and was surprisingly not selected in the 2020 NFL draft, allowing Seattle to pick him up as an undrafted free agent.

Johnson joined the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State last year, but he spent the entire 2019 season on the injured reserve with an achilles injury.

He was always a long shot to make the roster, and the team’s free agent addition of tight end Greg Olsen as well as draft picks Colby Parkinson and Stephen Sullivan all but sealed the deal for Johnson, who will now look for other opportunities as a free agent.

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