Raiders quarterback Geno Smith flipped off a Seahawks fan earlier than Thursday night time’s preseason sport. Pete Carroll had an awesome view of the encounter after which tried to grab the signal the fan held.
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On Sunday, Carroll was requested about Smith’s obscene gesture, and he defended his quarterback.
“Did you see what the signal mentioned?” Carroll requested, rhetorically, earlier than including, “Subsequent query.”
Russell was the No. 1 general choose of the Raiders in 2007 and made solely 25 begins in three seasons with the group earlier than flaming out of the NFL. Smith, a second-round choose of the Jets in 2013, began two seasons in New York earlier than a seven-year wait to grow to be a full-time starter once more when he changed Russell Wilson in Seattle.
Edge rusher Maxx Crosby additionally flipped off the fan, and each Smith and Crosby are anticipated to be fined by the league this week.
