Head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks and Geno Smith #7 of the Seattle Seahawks. (Picture by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Photographs)

The Seahawks are in search of Geno Smith’s potential alternative, the Steelers completely adore this younger linebacker, and the Vikings may make a shock minimize within the newest NFL rumors.

The NFL offseason wouldn’t be the NFL offseason with no plethora of rumors. You’ll have heard a few of them already.

Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, and Jalen Ramsey at present dominate the rumor mill with information snippet after information snippet leaking out of the woodwork to the purpose the place the NFL group has change into numb to current trivial developments. Rodgers got here out of his four-day darkness retreat? Nice. Tell us when he truly decides what he desires to do in 2023.

The Goliaths will all the time obtain prime protection (simply take a look at what number of articles have been written about Tom Brady’s retirement earlier this yr), however the Davids of the NFL world deserve some consideration, too.

That’s to not say these rumors are inconsequential. The next three rumors arguably carry essentially the most intrigue within the league and may assist hold any devoted fan within the loop. Let’s have a look.

NFL Rumors: Uh oh Geno — Seahawks are severely contemplating drafting a prime QB in 2023

Begin hypothesizing about these Seattle Seahawks No. 1 draft choose trades now for those who haven’t already. Head coach Pete Carroll just lately instructed reporters that will nonetheless “positively think about” drafting an early-round quarterback even when the workforce re-signs Geno Smith this offseason.

At 32 years previous, Smith clearly isn’t Seattle’s endgame because the group would in all probability need to have a contingency plan in place for when Smith begins to say no.

The franchise already minimize off its largest chunk of lifeless weight in Russell Wilson, fleecing the Denver Broncos final offseason and beginning a brand new period below Smith. The 2022 Comeback Participant of the 12 months is negotiating a brand new deal in Seattle below very distinctive circumstances, because it’s not every single day when a workforce’s quarterback breaks out of their tenth yr within the league.

Smith is definitely the primary quarterback since Wealthy Gannon in 1999 to earn his first Professional Bowl nod in 12 months 10 or later. You’d be hard-pressed to differentiate him from even Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes simply primarily based on his 2022 stats alone.

However whereas Mahomes has his youth, expertise, and your entire hopes and desires of the Chiefs franchise on his aspect, Smith has the tenuous, wavering help of Pete Carroll. With the fifth general choose within the 2023 NFL Draft, it’s not inconceivable to imagine that the Seahawks will draft a quarterback if a prime prospect like Bryce Younger or C.J. Stroud falls to them.

Carroll didn’t specify how excessive he would take a quarterback, however for the aim of hypothesis, let’s simply say it may very well be with their first-round choose. Smith has been pretty warned.