Former New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles opened up about Gang Green reuniting with Geno Smith.
The New York Jets acquired Geno Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason, bringing the veteran QB back to his old stomping grounds.
Smith began his NFL career with the Jets back in 2013.
Former Jets head coach Todd Bowles, who coached Smith in New York, spoke about Smit being back where his NFL career started.
"You've seen Sam [Darnold] come out and come back and succeed elsewhere," Bowles said on Monday at the Annual League Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. "You've seen Baker [Mayfield] come back and succeed elsewhere. You've seen quite a few guys – [Daniel] Jones made a resurgence. So Geno's played enough football, maybe he's at the right place at the right time."
Smith's best seasons in the NFL came with the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 and 2023. He made the Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2023 and won the 2022 AP Comeback Player of the Year Award.
But because Smith's lone season with the Raiders was a disaster, many people believe the Jets traded for a "washed" QB.
"I still have a ton of years left on my body to play this game and I want to continue to try and maximize it," Smith said, via ESPN. "And so I believe the Jets are getting a better player than I was in Seattle. I know that for a fact, in fact."
Smith led the league in interceptions last season with 17 and went just 2-13. The Raiders parted ways with him after just one season.
In his first stint with the Jets, Smith went 12-18 as a starter. He threw for 5,962 yards, 28 touchdowns and 36 interceptions. It wasn't pretty.
However, Smith is older and wiser now and believes he's going to prove his critics in New York wrong.
"I just felt like I was back where I belonged, man. It felt special," Smith said. "When I was drafted there, my goal was to play my entire career for the Jets and one day retire as a Jet. And although it didn't go exactly as planned, somehow, some way we got back here and I'm eager to make things right if I can."
Smith enters next season with 22,168 passing yards, 124 passing touchdowns and 89 career interceptions in the NFL. His starting record is 42-56-0.
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