The agreement on the first day of negotiating with unrestricted free agents comes 3 days after Smith’s trade to the Raiders.

For Seattle, the question becomes whether a dollar-for-dollar analysis holds up. If Smith wanted more than $40 million per year and if Darnold will take $33.5 million, does it become a good deal if Darnold is more than 75 percent the performer Smith was?

Seattle has landed arguably the biggest free agent available, as the team is set to land former Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Sam Darnold on a three-year, $100.5 million deal. There was a belief that Darnold was going to remain in the NFC North, but that is not the case.