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Despite starring nan NFL successful interceptions during a turbulent play pinch nan Raiders, Geno Smith appears poised to return nan New York Jets to caller heights successful his 2nd stint, according to his coach, astatine least.
While Smith’s reunion pinch nan squad that drafted him is wide viewed arsenic a short-term reply to nan team’s backmost questions, caput coach Aaron Glenn suggested he is nan correct backmost to extremity nan Jets’ league-leading playoff drought.
"I conscionable consciousness for illustration he's nan feline that's going to lead america to nan promised land," Glenn told reporters Tuesday astatine nan NFL's yearly gathering successful Arizona.
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New York Jets caput coach Aaron Glenn during a crippled against nan Denver Broncos Oct. 12, 2025, successful London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
The Jets won conscionable 3 games past play and person not reached nan postseason since 2010. Smith returns aft throwing 17 interceptions pinch nan Las Vegas Raiders.
Smith had immoderate occurrence starring up to his move to Las Vegas, earning a 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl action successful 2023 pinch nan Seattle Seahawks. After missing nan playoffs successful 2024, he was traded to nan Raiders.
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Glenn acknowledged nan ups-and-downs of Smith's career.
"Listen, I cognize he had his struggles," he said. "I deliberation a batch of quarterbacks, they person their struggles.
New York Jets backmost Geno Smith passes nan shot against nan Baltimore Ravens during a crippled astatine MetLife Stadium Oct. 23, 2016, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (Al Pereira/Getty Images)
"But I do cognize this: He understands precisely what happened past year. I don't want to get excessively acold into that because I wasn't there, obviously, pinch nan Raiders. But I do cognize that, man, location are immoderate things that he knows he tin correct. He's astatine responsibility connected immoderate of those, but location are immoderate things that he knows that he's going to get amended at, and I look guardant to him doing that."
The 2027 NFL Draft backmost people continues to beryllium highly touted. However, Glenn doubled down connected nan coming and his belief successful Smith arsenic "the cleanable feline to fresh precisely what we're going to do" from an violative standpoint.
Geno Smith (7) of nan Las Vegas Raiders walks connected nan section aft halftime of a crippled against nan Kansas City Chiefs astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Jan. 04, 2026 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
"I deliberation he's going to create immoderate harm because of nan limb talent," Glenn continued. "And, man, he's grown truthful overmuch arsenic acold arsenic his smarts, arsenic acold arsenic IDs, arsenic acold arsenic protection and things for illustration that."
After throwing 21 interceptions against 12 touchdowns successful his rookie year, Smith evened his touchdown-to-interception ratio successful 2014, throwing 13 successful each category. A surgery jaw he sustained successful an altercation pinch a teammate sidelined Smith for respective weeks successful 2015. After continued uneven play, he yet mislaid his occupation permanently.
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Glenn said nan Jets considered Smith’s history earlier nan waste and acquisition but concluded it would not beryllium "a detriment to america arsenic an organization." He added Smith welcomed nan return, calling it a "full-circle moment."
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
