Raiders acquire Smith from Seahawks for 3rd-round pick

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Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith prepares to enter the field before a Jan. 5 game against the Rams in Inglewood. ERIC THAYER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, FILE

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Geno Smith is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Friday.

The person, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Raiders are sending the Seattle Seahawks a third-round pick for Smith.

The 34-year-old, two-time Pro Bowl quarterback reunites with new Raiders coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the Seahawks will seek a new starter.

Smith threw for 4,320 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Titans release Landry III >> The Tennessee Titans released veteran linebacker Harold Landry III to clear salary cap space.

The seven-year veteran had been due to count $24.1 million against the cap for this season. Releasing Landry puts Tennessee seventh in the NFL with more than $63 million in salary cap space per Spotrac.com to go along with the No. 1 pick in the April draft.

Bills agree to sign LB Bernard >> The Buffalo Bills reached an agreement to sign starting middle linebacker Terrel Bernard to a four-year contract extension worth up to $50 million, with $25.2 million of it guaranteed, in locking up their defensive leader through the 2029 season.

The team announced the agreement while a person with direct knowledge of the deal provided tyhe Associated Press the contract’s monetary terms. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not announce the contract’s value.

Commanders release defensive DT Allen >> Jonathan Allen was released by the Washington Commanders, ending the standout defensive tackle’s time with the team that drafted him after eight seasons.

The move, which was not a surprise, comes less than two weeks since they gave Allen’s camp permission to talk to other teams around the NFL about a potential trade. There was no guaranteed money owed to the 30-year-old veteran going into the final season of his contract, which made him a candidate to be released to save the Commanders roughly $20 million against the salary cap.

Drafted in the first round out of Alabama in 2017, Allen was the second-longest-tenured player in the organization after punter Tress Way.

Baseball

Mariners’ Kirby likely to open season on IL >> Seattle Mariners right-hander George Kirby has inflammation on his throwing shoulder and likely will open the season on the injured list.

Mariners general manager Justin Hollander emphasized that an MRI revealed no structural damage to the shoulder.

Although Hollander said Kirby has been throwing the ball well with a velocity that met expectations, the right-hander hadn’t felt he was bouncing back from each outing particularly well. That led to the MRI.

Guerrero Jr. says his request to Blue Jays was for less than $600M >> Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says his proposal for a long-term contract with the Toronto Blue Jays was for less than $600 million.

In an interview to ESPN, the four-time All-Star disputed speculation he sought a deal similar to the $765 million, 15-year contract that Juan Soto agreed to with the New York Mets.