Geno Smith isn't changing his mindset despite receiving a three-year, $75 million contract from the Seattle Seahawks in March.

This time last year, Smith was competing for the Seahawks' starting job.

"In my mind, no," he said, when asked if things feel much different from last year. "If it is different, I just want to work hard and be better. That's really it. But in my mind, I keep the same mentality. Drew [Lock] and I and [undrafted free agent Holton Ahlers] -- we're competing our butts off and that's competition every day. We're trying to see who's the best quarterback out there on the field every single time."

He has played the past six seasons on one-year deals, many of them for at or near the minimum salary.

"It's still year-by-year," Smith said. "I've got to look at it like that. It's one year at a time for me. My celebration was I picked up my baby and hugged him up and then I went to the weight room and got back to work. Just got to stay in it. I'm just trying to keep working and focus on ball."