According to Smith, he felt as if Seattle's offer had too many "escape hatches" to get out of the contract. We at Seahawks Wire theorized this may have been a contributing reason why Smith declined the Seahawks' deal, considering how Sam Darnold's contract gives the team similar ways to escape it.

Geno Smith is not a villain for pursuing, or believing he’s found, a better fit with the Las Vegas Raiders. But what matters most is what the Seahawks do next.