He’s now one of my favorite Seahawks and I hope he never takes a snap

The Seahawks re-signed Geno Smith after he was cut to free up a roster spot. I’m glad he’s back, but I really don’t want to see him on the field.

The Seahawks made a couple of risky moves to facilitate the Jadeveon Clowney trade. They needed to keep both Barkevious Mingo and Jacob Martin on the roster. That’s mainly because it’s hard to trade players you no longer have. So Seattle released three players with no guarantees that any of them would come back. Happily, Geno Smith, Jaron Brown, and Nick Bellore are back in the Emerald City.

As it turns out, both Smith and Brown received offers from other teams. Bellore may have as well, but I haven’t seen any mention of it on the interwebs. None of the three would make a list of the Hawks most important players, but they will all play key roles for the team. We shouldn’t minimize how important their return was to the Seahawks.

Bellore is the only fullback on the roster. He only had one carry and four catches last year with the Lions, so he isn’t exactly going to carry the offensive load. He did get 118 snaps on offense, though. That’s about 30 more snaps than Tre Madden saw as the Seahawks fullback in 2018. Seattle loves their run game as we know, and a 250-pound fullback is a good way to keep it going.

Brown was penciled in by many as the starting wide receiver opposite Tyler Lockett. His release was one of the bigger surprises of Seattle’s roster moves. As it turned out, his release had nothing to do with a youth movement or a cap space. Seattle needed to keep Ed Dickson on the 53-man roster so he’d be eligible to return from injured reserve this season. Brown said he had other offers, but he’s back. We’re not sure if he’ll start, or be the third receiver, but he’ll play a major role for the Hawks.

I’m most impressed by the return of Geno Smith. As Greg Condotta reported for the Seattle Times, Smith not only had other offers, but some for more money than the Seahawks offered. I gotta say, I like a player who shows loyalty in professional sports. I don’t think they owe that loyalty, as clearly the teams themselves can’t afford to show loyalty in every case. Have fun in Jacksonville, Mr. Calitro. Professional athletes have a pretty short shelf life, so it wouldn’t have been surprising if he had left for more money. But that’s not Mr. Smith’s style.

"“I had some teams call me, actually offering me more money,’’ said Smith, who was the starting quarterback for the Jets in 2013 and 2014 but knows he’s resigned to being a backup with the Seahawks. “But I decided to stay…It’s always tempting when you get offered more money, right?’’ Smith said. “But I didn’t want to move.’’"

He had a chance for more cash – something we all could use – but honored his agreement with the Seahawks, as did Brown and Bellore. But I’m happy to see Smith back. As he’s the backup to Russell Wilson, I’d be just as happy to never see him take a single snap. Okay, I’ll accept Geno in a victory formation at the end of a 35-0 Hawks win. Regardless, I’m happy to see all three players back with the Seahawks.