Seahawks QB Geno Smith on his outlook for 2024 season: 'I got everything to prove'
An 11th NFL season awaits Geno Smith, and like many before, the veteran quarterback is fighting to overcome obstacles ahead.
There's a new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks and a new, younger addition to the QB room.
Nevermind that Smith is the anointed starter, the two-time Pro Bowler is intent on establishing himself yet again in what he views as a never-ending bout for respect.
"New coaching staff, old coaching staff, I got everything to prove," Smith told reporters Wednesday amid Seattle's week of voluntary offseason workouts. "That's every day, that's the way I wake up every day. I'm competing with Sam [Howell]. I know he's competing with me. I'm going to compete my butt off; I'm competing with everybody in this building to be the best that I can be. I really don't approach it any other way."
It's been a historic offseason for the Seahawks, as the club parted ways with Pete Carroll as head coach and hired former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald to take over.
There were murmurs about Smith's future, but general manager John Schneider made it clear "Geno’s our guy" during the Annual League Meeting despite the acquisition of Howell.
It's hardly extinguished the competitive fire of Smith, who restructured his contract this offseason, as well. In many ways, it's just who Smith is.
A second-round selection of the New York Jets in 2013, Smith flamed out in Gotham before spending one-year stints with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Chargers. He found his way to the Seahawks in 2020 and has been there since, having undergone a career renaissance. In 2021, he filled in for an injured Russell Wilson and in 2022 took over when Wilson was shipped to the Denver Broncos. Smith keyed a Seahawks playoff berth and
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