Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith may have gotten quite the contract extension this offseason, but the West Virginia standout isn’t letting new money get in the way of his motivation.
Smith has routinely talked about keeping the “chip on his shoulder” all offseason, and has shared workout videos online. Smith is taking head coach Pete Carrol’s message of “always compete” to heart, and fans are sure to enjoy hearing their starting quarterback has not lost his hunger amidst newfound fame.
Smith discussed this mantra at length, specifically how he sees competition among his own position. Per Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times:
“It’s the NFL… There’s a draft every year. There are players out there, guys out there working hard. That’s why I’ve got to work hard. I’ve got to be better than those guys, and I look at everyone as competition. There’s a lot of great rookies that are coming out of the draft, and I think they are all deserving. So if we would have picked one, I would have given him my all just as would I do to any teammate. It really didn’t matter to me. I love competition, so I’ll compete with everybody.”
Smith may be going into the offseason as a presumptive starter, but he will have to stave off Drew Lock, whom the team re-signed and has always had an interest in, as well as undrafted free agent rookie Holten Ahlers from East Carolina.
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