Rumors surrounding what the Minnesota Vikings might do at the quarterback position this offseason are plentiful.
Of course, Minnesota is looking to add a veteran quarterback as an insurance policy for J.J. McCarthy, whose struggles last season prevented Minnesota from making a trip to the postseason.
According to Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom, the Vikings are interested in Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith.
La Canfora goes on to add that while Kirk Cousins and others are options, some around the league believes there's a "strong chance" Smith and the Vikings hook up.
"Former Raiders and Seahawks starter Geno Smith continues to garner interest from the team, sources said, and while former Vikings starter Kirk Cousins and others are also options, several individuals involved in quarterback negotiations believed there was a strong chance Smith and Minnesota were a match," La Canfora reported.
Smith is still under contract with the Raiders, but the expectation is the team will cut or trade him with Las Vegas almost certainly set to draft Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft.
If cut, Smith will likely come cheap, and maybe as cheap as the veteran's minimum contract, which would be great for a cap-strapped team like the Vikings.
Smith had a putrid season in 2025, as he struggled mightily and led the league in interceptions. Not all of that was his fault, though, as the Raiders had a bad wide receivers room and incompetent play-calling.
We know neither of those two things will be an issue in Minnesota.
The Vikings have dynamic wideouts in Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, and a head coach and play-caller in Kevin O'Connell who has previously revived the career of another down-and-out quarterback and former New York Jet, Sam Darnold.
It's quite possible that Smith could return to the Pro Bowl form we saw in 2022 and 2023, and if so he would likely elevate Minnesota back to the playoffs in 2026.
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