Geno Smith is back where it all began.The quarterback was selected in the second round by the New York Jets in 2013, but lasted just three years in a turbulent spell.Smith endured a torrid time in Las VegasGettyAfter going 8-8 as a rookie, Smith was benched in 2014, suffered a fractured jaw after a preseason fight with a teammate in 2015 and ruptured his ACL in 2016.He eventually broke out with the Seattle Seahawks, taking over from Russell Wilson and making the Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2023.But his form dipped and, after flopping in his one season as a Las Vegas Raider, Smith is having a second bite at the Big Apple with the Jets.How are his prospects? According to talkSPORT’S Will Gavin, there’s mixed messaging.The host and commentator, who went viral for his all-action calls during the 2025 season, cannot under stand the deal for team or player.“They’ve got loads of extra draft picks,” Gavin told talkSPORT’s Across the Formation podcast.“Why are they trading for Geno? What are they doing?”Gavin believes in Smith’s talent, but believes he has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire: “Poor Geno has to go back to New York, the place where they wrote him off and he never wrote back or whatever it was he said after that Seahawks game.“I still have some belief that Geno Smith is a guy that could still be a good quarterback, right? Because he was great when he was at the Seahawks and last year he was in the worst situation in the NFL.“He played badly, but he was in a bad situation. Now he’s going to a bad situation again and I don’t like it…View Tweet: https://t.co/E3qAHvSSl7Gavin thinks Smith may struggle again in New York“If Geno Smith is the answer, what was the question?”Geno Smith told he could have retiredGavin called the swapping of late round picks to get Smith on a budget deal a “savvy” move, but thinks the quarterback would have been better off calling it quits. “If they’re going to go, ‘Right, we’re going to retool your deal so we can trade you for veteran minimum.’ I’d go, ‘Oh, yeah. Who to? Nope. Absolutely not. Oh, I’ve not got a no trade clause. Doesn’t matter. Won’t play.“You can send me there for veteran minimum. I’m going to I’m going to refuse to play. I’ll retire. I will Derek Carr. I’ll be the second Raiders quarterback to retire out of protest in the last three years. I will get out of here.’“And he’s not. He’s going to go and play for the Jets.”Smith’s arrival leaves Justin Fields, who was benched last season in favor of Tyrod Taylor, out of luck.NFL Stadium StatusChicago Bears – $5bn efforts to keep Bears in Chicago fall through as team announce plans to build new stadium across stateCM Punk accuses Bears owners of ‘straight greed’ and calls for team to be sold over Indiana relocationKansas City Chiefs – $4bn Arrowhead move hits ‘high stakes’ snag with radical soccer-style stadium proposedKansas City announce major update on new $3 billion stadium designJacksonville Jaguars – Jags set for 150-mile relocation to 90-year-old arena as $1.4bn stadium project beginsJaguars have Super Bowl ambition to replace cruise ships with Shad Khan’s state-of-art $1.4bn stadium makeoverCleveland Browns – Pat McAfee raves at Browns’ NFL-first design masterpiece in new $2.4bn stadiumCavaliers and Guardians stadium plans in trouble as Browns $2.4bn relocation causes Cleveland chaosTennessee Titans – New $2.1bn NFL stadium splits opinion ahead of Titans moving out of 27-year home$25m piece falls into place for Titans’ new $2.2bn stadium ahead of grand unveilingFields signed a two-year contract worth $40 million but is expected to be cut once the Jets land a veteran backup.He will likely have a few suitors and also hasgrand plans for when he retires.“I think I want to be a missionary,” the 28-year-old said on The Walk podcast in December. “I think I want to go to different countries, go to different places and be able to spread His word and just help people find Christ and help people just get that relationship started with Him.“I’ve actually been talking to a few friends, and I’m going to try to go somewhere, whether it’s somewhere in Africa or just somewhere where people haven’t, necessarily, gotten the opportunity to build that relationship, or even get that relationship started. So I think that’s what I’m going to pursue.”Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for news, exclusive interviews and more.