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Why Seahawks QB Geno Smith is Seattle’s most important free agent

Taking a look at why quarterback Geno Smith is the Seattle Seahawks’ most important unrestricted free agent.

The 2022 NFL season still isn’t in the books and fans of every team except the two in the Super Bowl are already looking ahead to the start of free agency and the new league year.

Cody Benjamin over at CBS Sports took a hard look at all 32 clubs to decide which players each team could not afford to lose during free agency. Not surprisingly, quarterback Geno Smith was his pick for the Seahawks.

“One of the trickiest evaluations of this year’s available veteran QBs, Smith looked like a genuinely different man for much of 2022, showcasing poise and decisiveness that was never apparent early in his career,” Benjamin writes. “Down the stretch, he was far more prone to forced throws, and Seattle’s draft capital suggests a new face of the franchise could — and should — be on the way. Still, as a potential placeholder, you can do quite a bit worse. His familiarity with the system is a bonus.”

After signing only a one-year contract with Seattle last offseason, Smith will become an unrestricted free agent this March if he and the Seahawks aren’t able to reach a new deal.

Smith has proven he’s worthy of being a starting quarterback in the NFL and will likely demand he’s paid what he’s due. The Seahawks’ front office and Smith’s camp are in for some interesting negotiations in the near future.

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Pete Carroll on Seahawks QB Geno Smith: ‘He better come back’

Coach Pete Carroll is hoping that quarterback Geno Smith remains with the Seattle Seahawks after only signing a one-year last offseason.

Quarterback Geno Smith signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks last offseason and without a new contract, Smith is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the start of the new league year.

“I mean he better come back,” coach Pete Carroll said Sunday when asked about Smith’s status for the future. “Obviously, I want the best for him, and hopefully we can have that conversation in exit meetings; we’re still alive right now, we still have a chance. But he’s played phenomenal.”

Smith wrapped up the regular season having connected on 399 passes of 572 attempted with 11 interceptions and 30 touchdowns. His final completion rating of the year  . . . a whopping 69.8%. Smith has definitely made plenty of mistakes and the Seahawks could look to draft a young QB of the future, but it seems worthwhile at this point to at least explore a new deal.

“He’s put himself in a great position,” Carroll conceded. “I’m grateful he got his opportunity. He took advantage of it and he’s playing great. He was able to go out there and break some records today.

“It’s just great for him, he’s a great person, great dude.”

But for now, the Seahawks have a playoff game to focus on. Seattle heads down to the Bay Area to battle the 49ers this Saturday.

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Former Seahawk Jadeveon Clowney remains NFL’s best available free agent

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney remains the NFL’s best available free agent still unsigned this summer.

Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has yet to find himself a home in the NFL ahead of the 2020 regular season. The Seattle Seahawks have been unable to woo Clowney back to the roster and other teams reported to have had interest have been equally unsuccessful in courting the edge defender to their clubs.

Still unsigned with training camps in full swing, Clowney remains the league’s top available free agent.

“It’s possible that even after a 2019 season with the Seahawks in which he proved to be an eminent disruptor when healthy, Clowney finds himself in a position where NFL teams have decided his per-year value, and it’s not exactly in line with what Clowney thinks it is,” writes Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar. “Last season, Clowney managed just 4.5 sacks including the postseason, but that wasn’t the whole story. He played through core muscle injuries and still racked up 58 total pressures and 29 stops in a Seattle system that asked him to be more of a traditional end than the multi-gap and multi-level ‘spinner’ role he played in Houston.”

Clearly, the coronavirus pandemic put a bit of a damper on this year’s free agency frenzy, but that alone doesn’t explain why Clowney has yet to find a suitable contract offer.

“Clowney may have to wait until the regular season begins for his market to settle and decide itself,” Farrar continues. “But in the ideal circumstance, he can absolutely be a force multiplier as a pass-rusher and run-stopper.”

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Is free agent DE Jadeveon Clowney losing out this offseason?

Due to the complications of the pandemic, free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney might have to wait another year for his big contract.

There is no denying defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has remained one of the top unrestricted free agents of the 2020 NFL offseason. Coming off his one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, Clowney has yet to re-sign with the team or find a new home around the league.

For this reason, ESPN staff writer Bill Barnwell believes he’s one of the biggest losers of this year’s offseason.

“In a similar way to (Cam) Newton’s, Clowney’s market has been depressed by medical concerns and an inability to evaluate those issues under the current climate,” Barnwell writes. “For all we hear about how NFL teams don’t focus on sacks, Clowney’s three-sack total from 2019 hasn’t helped his case. The former first overall pick is unquestionably talented, but the massive deal he might have received under typical circumstances after a more productive season hasn’t arrived.”

Barnwell also reasons that as a result of the current conditions around the league, Clowney might have to wait another season before he lands the long-term contract with the numbers he might be seeking.

“Naturally, it seems like the logical thing for Clowney to do is sign a one-year deal with a contender and try to rebuild his value in the hopes of signing a big deal next year,” Barnwell explains. “Under normal circumstances, that idea makes sense. This isn’t a normal season, though, and there’s a chance that Clowney – and many other veterans – might not be able to sign big contracts next offseason.”

Clowney clearly has a tough choice to make this offseason and cards may no longer be stacked in his favor.

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