{"id":214916,"date":"2026-03-11T14:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214916\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:24:39","slug":"raiders-trade-geno-smith-to-jets-a-return-to-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214916\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Trade Geno Smith to Jets: A Return to New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geno Smith is heading back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a> after being traded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>. The Raiders will send Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Jets in exchange for a sixth-round pick. Prior to the trade, Smith restructured his contract, allowing the Jets to absorb a smaller portion, slightly above the veteran minimum. This trade marks a return for Smith, who began his NFL career with the Jets in 2013, but he arrives after a challenging season in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersIn 2025, Geno Smith started 15 games for the Raiders, finishing with a 2-13 record.Smith threw for 3,075 yards, 19 touchdowns, but led the league with 17 interceptions and had four fumbles. State of PlayThe Jets finished the 2025 season with a 3-14 record, leading to the need for a quarterback change.Geno Smith will join a team that previously utilized Justin Fields, who struggled and was benched multiple times last year. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Geno Smith will work to establish a stronger rapport with his new teammates and fan base in New York, aiming to revitalize his career. The Jets could look to draft additional offensive talent with the No. 2 overall pick to support Smith&#8217;s return.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>This trade represents a chance for Geno Smith to reset his career with a franchise that once believed in him. His success, however, will heavily depend on the Jets&#8217; ability to strengthen their roster around him to avoid repeating past struggles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Geno Smith is heading back to the New York Jets after being traded by the Las Vegas Raiders.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-214916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}