To say that this season has been powerful for the Las Vegas Raiders could be an enormous understatement.
That is significantly the case with Geno Smith, who has regressed in his first — and probably solely — yr with the group.
Issues might have reached a brand new low throughout Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, as Smith was caught on tape making an obscene gesture towards followers as he walked off the sector.
That is why the Raiders group needed to maintain him accountable for his actions.
Raiders launch a press release about Geno Smith
“We’re dissatisfied in his actions and have mentioned the incident with Geno,” the crew mentioned in a press release to the Las Vegas Overview-Journal, via ESPN. “We maintain the Raider Nation within the highest regard and take this matter significantly.”
The veteran quarterback additionally apologized for letting his feelings get the very best of him after one other powerful efficiency:
“I wish to apologize to the followers [and] Raider Nation,” Smith informed the media on Wednesday. “I made a poor judgment out of frustration. And that is not an excuse. I’ve bought to be higher than that and maintain myself to the next normal. In that second, I did not. I am sincerely apologetic and really sorry for doing that. I simply wish to make it identified that these issues won’t ever occur from me once more.”
Smith completed the sport with 285 passing yards and one landing. He was additionally sacked 10 occasions.
He is as much as a league-worst 13 interceptions and has been sacked 41 occasions already, the second-most within the league behind Cam Ward.
Even so, he isn’t the one one guilty for the state of the crew. They’ve already parted methods with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, they usually might want to spend loads of sources to rebuild their bottom-feeding offensive line within the offseason.
