Geno Smith

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Eugene Cyril Smith III
Geno smith 2016.jpg
Smith 2016
Seattle Seahawks - No. 7
Quarterback
Date of birth: October 10, 1990
Place of birth: Miami , Florida
Size: 1.90 m Weight: 100 kg
NFL debut
2013 for the New York Jets
Career
College : West Virginia University
NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Touchdowns - interceptions     29-36
Passing game     6,182 yards
Pass attempts     906
Passes arrived     523
Quota     57.7%
Quarterback rating     72.7
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Eugene Cyril "Geno" Smith III (* 10. October 1990 in Miami , Florida ) is an American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He plays for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League . He previously worked for the Los Angeles Chargers and the New York Giants .

After playing for West Virginia University during college , he was selected as the 39th player by the New York Jets in the 2013 NFL Draft . In the 2013 season he came to 16 missions, in 2014 to 14. After that, however, due to the commitment of Ryan Fitzpatrick, he came only sporadically to missions.

On April 1, 2018, he signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. Here he was able to win the race for the position of backup quarterback behind Philip Rivers against his competitor Cardale Jones.

To stimulate competition for the position of backup quarterback behind Russell Wilson , Geno Smith was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 15, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Geno Smith  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Geno Smith. In: NFL.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
  2. ^ New York Jets: Geno Smith . ( newyorkjets.com [accessed April 13, 2019]). New York Jets: Geno Smith ( October 21, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Edward Lewis: Geno Smith signing 1-year deal with LA Chargers. nfl.com, April 1, 2018, accessed December 1, 2018 .
  4. ^ Chargers keep Geno Smith over Cardale Jones. Accessed December 1, 2018 . }
  5. ↑ John Boyle: Seahawks Sign Quarterback Geno Smith. seahawks.com, May 15, 2019, accessed May 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Geno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Eugene Cyril (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida , United States