Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks after being punched in Jets locker room

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http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/geno-smith-out-6-10-weeks-after-being-punched-in-jets-locker-room-1.10729119

In the locker room

Jets quarterback Geno Smith will miss 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw after being "cold-cocked" by teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali in the locker room on Tuesday.

Jets head coach Todd Bowles made the stunning announcement before practice Tuesday afternoon.

Enemkpali, a 2014 sixth-round pick by former Jets general manager John Idzik, has been released.

[El Supremo]

1. Where's Mark Sanchez when you need him?

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2. Wiki:

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3. Nice! nt

[Auggie]

4. Ikemefuna Enemkpali:

Personal injury lawsuit for Smith?

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5. They knew the job of hiring him was dangerous when they took it

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ESPN:

Three years ago, Ik Enemkpali...was only 19, coming off a promising redshirt freshman year at Louisiana Tech...There was a bar fight shortly after 1AM, and Enemkpali ended up striking an off-duty, undercover police officer who was working security at the bar...

Enemkpali (pronounced: IN-em-PALL-ee) lost his temper in a bad way. A uniformed officer arrived on the scene and used pepper spray on him, but that didn't subdue him. Finally, the officer stunned Enemkpali with a Taser, reports said...

In the months leading up to the most recent NFL draft, Enemkpali was grilled about the incident by every team that interviewed him, including the New York Jets...

Another candidate for my "Next Aaron Hernandez" award...


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6. Thus ends the short career of Enemkpali

Hitting the quarterback like that, even one who had a pretty bad season, is going to make getting signed elsewhere difficult.

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7. According to Pardon The Interruption, it was over money and an apperance Geno didn't make

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at Enemkpali's charity football camp. Geno didn't show due to a family fatality, but had promised reimbursement of the plane ticket Enemkpali paid for.


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[KamaAina]

8. Over six hundred bucks?!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/meet--ik--enemkpali--the-former-jet-who-broke-geno-smith-s-jaw-205318494.html

Enemkpali will be a name that is remembered for a while in Jets history, but not in the way he envisioned. Enemkpali punched quarterback Geno Smith in the locker room. And apparently it was over $600.

The punch, which broke Smith's jaw and will put him out six to 10 weeks, was over a $600 plane ticket Enemkpali bought Smith to attend his football camp on July 11 at Pfugerville High School in Pfugerville, Texas, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. Days before the camp a person close to Smith died in a motorcycle accident, and Smith didn't attend. Enemkpali asked Smith to reimburse the money, and Smith said he would but never did, Schefter reported. Tuesday's incident was over Enemkpali confronting Smith over that $600 according to Schefter.

How much more than that did Enemkpali blow?!

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9. I think those are VERY fair questions

So fair, in fact, that I'm getting a feeling that there's even more to the story.

Six hundred dollars is pocket change to a starting quarterback, payable out of two or three of his paychecks at worst. Either Enemkpali didn't feel he was properly apologized to, he took offense at something he'd heard Geno had said -- or Geno was hired for pocket change and needed the money more than anyone knows.


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[El Supremo]

10. BREAKING:

Chicago Bears reach out to Jets player that punched out Geno Smith to check availability on meeting with Jay Cutler.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2545216-geno-smith-fights-with-ik-enemkpali-twitter-reacts-to-qbs-injury

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11. I hope Smith recovers quickly, but

The Jets just caught a lucky break, no pun intended. Smith is not good and based on the comments supposedly coming from the locker room, it doesn't sound like he's much of a leader either.

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13. DING DING DING! Hughee99, you're our grand prize winner!

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Smith is not good and...it doesn't sound like he's much of a leader either.

I don't have a problem with him cancelling if a fatality was involved. But if Smith couldn't repay IK right away, the least he could have done was work out an installment plan!

Woody Allen once said that "eighty percent of success is just showing up." I've come to believe that ninety-five percent of successful leadership is just being depended upon to do the right thing.


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12. J-E-T-S! Jets!

That's the Jetsiest thing ever.

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14. UPDATE: Bills claims Ikemefuna Enemkpali after Geno Smith punch

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USA Today:

The Buffalo Bills have claimed Ikemefuna Enemkpali off of waivers from the New York Jets after the linebacker was released for breaking quarterback Geno Smith's jaw with a punch in the team's locker room, a person familiar with the transaction said Wednesday.

Enemkpali could face discipline from the NFL under its personal conduct policy. An NFL spokesman said Wednesday that the league is reviewing the situation. Any...team interested in signing Enemkpali...might have to weigh a possible suspension. Enemkpali...could also face legal charges if Smith pursues them.

That means he'll be back under Rex Ryan's wing, right?


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15. UPDATES: Geno did NOT get cold-cocked, but he did get the cold shoulder

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NBC Sports.com: ...via the New York Post...Ryan Clark defen(ded) Enemkpali...“These guys were in each other’s face(s)...Geno put his finger in his face and told the guy, ‘Well, you’re not going to do anything about it...’

“It became about the fact that Geno wasn’t necessarily apologetic and being in a way remorseful about the money when saying he was going to pay IK back and he didn’t. He was rather smug about it.”

Which explains why no criminal charges were filed, and why IK was cut rather than banned or suspended.

NorthJersey.com: Geno Smith finally is ready to play again...The problem is he doesn’t have his old job anymore...

Smith could be active for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia as the backup to Ryan Fitzpatrick...with the 2-0 Jets playing well...

How's it feel, fucker -- NOW you can say that you've been cold-cocked!!! As for you, Enemkpali, welcome to the "Next Aaron Hernandez Award" list!


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