That said, Smith clearly wasn't the Raiders' first choice and wouldn't be Vegas' QB1 during organized team activities had Stafford not decided to leave some money on the table to remain with the Rams.

Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams; ... Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders; Smith’s grade of 85.8 was substantially higher than what Stafford finished with last season (74.7).

"If Matthew Stafford is on the Rams roster next [year] at the start of FA [Free Agency], he’ll lock in another $40M. Stafford was on the books for $58M over 2 years, now it's $84M over 2 years ...

In CBS Sports' Cody Benjamin's re-examination of the wild what-ifs from the 2025 NFL offseason, he reopens how the Raiders could have acquired Matthew Stafford.

They had been linked to veteran names like Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers, and rookie names like Shedeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers. However, the Raiders ended up trading for Geno Smith and ...

It was Los Angeles all along for Matthew Stafford. Speaking to reporters Monday following an eventful offseason — in which the Giants and Raiders heavily pursued him before he re-upped with the ...

May 25, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Tom Brady walks the red carpet on Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Geno Smith spoke to Tom Brady. advertisement. ... it was clear that Tom Brady was pushing for the Las Vegas Raiders to trade for Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.

That said, Smith clearly wasn't the Raiders' first choice and wouldn't be Vegas' QB1 during organized team activities had Stafford not decided to leave some money on the table to remain with the Rams.