Raiders HC Pete Carroll on contract extension for Geno Smith: ‘We’re working on it’

The Las Vegas Raiders acquired Geno Smith in a trade from the Seattle Seahawks weeks ago, yet a new contract for the quarterback remains in limbo.

“We’re working on it,” head coach Pete Carroll said on Monday at the NFL’s Annual League Meeting. “Yeah, we’re working on it. [Smith’s] excited to get going, get started. He’ll be here when we get rolling. But we are working on it.”

Raiders general manager John Spytek later told reporters that he was confident an extension for Smith will get done soon.

“We look forward to having him not just this year,” Spytek said, via ESPN, “but for years to come.”

The Seahawks traded Smith earlier this month after the sides reportedly couldn’t agree on an extension. The assumption has been that the Raiders, who gave up a third-round pick to acquire the veteran, would ink Smith to a new pact that at least partly meets his desire.

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