Before the game, when the Raiders were getting ready to run onto the field while in the tunnel, Smith saw a sign from a Seahawks fan that read “Bigger bust: Geno Smith, or JaMarcus Russell,” you know, JaMarcus Russell as in the former No. 1 pick by the Raiders.

Pete Carroll played a new role in familiar territory Thursday night, with his first preseason game as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders coming against the Seattle Seahawks.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Geno Smith Received Warm Welcome in Seattle Return for Raiders-Seahawks Preseason Game. Geno Smith and Pete Carroll returned to Seattle on Thursday night for the preseason matchup between their former team the Seahawks and their current team the Raiders.