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The market is moving fast for the Seattle Seahawks and their suddenly-open starting quarterback job. The Geno Smith trade to Pete Carroll, Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders won't become official until the new league year begins on Wednesday, but it sounds like Seattle might already have his successor in place by then.

The Seattle Seahawks are guaranteed to look drastically different this fall. Quarterback Geno Smith has been traded to the Raiders, Tyler Lockett has been released, and DK Metcalf is seeking a trade. Unless... unless perhaps there is a move the Seahawks could make that might change his mind...

PFF projects Sam Darnold to land a lucrative deal. With Seattle interested, could a bidding war drive his price even higher?

In the NFL, one big move from a team can have a trickle-down effect, impacting the moves of other teams or players. One example: The Seattle Seahawks traded veteran quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders Friday, with potentially changed the outlook for another signal-caller who had major question marks going into the offseason.

The Las Vegas Raiders were one of many quarterback-needy NFL franchises entering the offseason, but wasted little time in finding a solution under center with Friday's trade for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith.

The Seahawks wouldn’t have traded Smith without feeling strongly that next Wednesday they could sign Darnold, clearly the top free agent QB on the market.

Enter: Sam Darnold, who is set to become a free agent in a matter of days.