The Las Vegas Raiders gambled on Geno Smith this offseason.
To this point, it hasn’t paid off in a big way. The quarterback has struggled in his first season with the silver-and-black, leading the team to a 2-6 record. After being beaten up all night long in Denver, Smith exited with a leg injury in the fourth quarter.
Kenny Pickett was called on to replace Smith, who was hurt on a seemingly harmless play.
Here’s the latest on Smith.
Geno Smith injury update
Smith visited the blue medical tent and returned to the game after being evaluated.
The quarterback was injured on a scramble at the beginning of the fourth quarter on ‘Thursday Night Football’ against the Broncos.
He was quick to get up, but slowly went back down the turf. He was hit on the knee following a tackle from Nik Bonitto.
Smith did some light jogging on the sidelines after coming out of the tent. He appeared to be working through whatever the ailment is, in an apparent attempt to get back in the game.
Vegas was only trailing by three in what was a struggle on offense for both sides. Smith was sacked five times in the first half and has taken plenty of hits.
Pickett came in to replace Smith.
Raiders QB depth chart
Geno Smith
Kenny Pickett
Cam Miller (practice squad)
Pickett remains the only healthy quarterback on the roster outside of Smith. Vegas is still waiting for the return of Aidan O’Connell, who remains on injured reserve.