The Seattle Seahawks on Friday moved on from two-time Pro Bowl QB Geno Smith for a third-round pick from the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Pete Carroll moved from Seattle to Las Vegas, and Geno Smith is moving with him, too. The Seahawks have traded the veteran quarterback to the Raiders in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones .

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Smith was set to account for $44.5 million against Seattle's 2025 cap, per OTC, with a $31 million base salary. The salary cost has been transferred to the Raiders, while the Seahawks accrued $13.5 million in dead money. That brings Seattle to over $46 million in dead money next season, which is the sixth-most in the league.

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The timeline of how and why Seattle traded its record-setting, Pro Bowl quarterback snakes back to last spring.

After months of Seahawks general manager John Schneider continuously reiterating that Geno Smith was still his starting quarterback, Seattle ended up trading the two-time Pro Bowler after all. The Seahawks sent Smith to the Raiders for a third round pick, reuniting him with Pete Carroll, the head coach who helped revitalize his career.