Geno Smith breaks jaw in fight with teammate, out 6-10 weeks
By Josh Hill
![Dec 28, 2014; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) walks off the field after defeating the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Dec 28, 2014; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) walks off the field after defeating the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/4566466cb63003f6ad5a7ac4343276036ca5b1f5f076728186722c9526a57dbb.jpg)
Geno Smith is going to miss 6-10 weeks after breaking his jaw in a fight with a teammate.
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UPDATE: The guy who knocked out Geno Smith was apparently just a massive ‘ball of muscle’, according to Jason La Canfora.
Jets source described Enemkpdi as "a huge ball of muscle." Jets were high on Smith's camp thus far. Was going to get a good run starting...
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 11, 2015
UPDATE 2: The Jets have already released Ikemefuna Enemkpali for breaking the jaw of the franchise quarterback.
Jets have already released LB Ikemefuna Enemkpali after he punched QB Geno Smith in a locker room altercation. https://t.co/Josai775Q5
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 11, 2015
UPDATE 3: Geno Smith’s jaw is broken in two different places, according to ESPN’s Adam Scehfter.
Jets have cut LB IK Enemkpali, the player who sucker-punched QB Geno Smith, broke his jaw in two places and sidelined him 6-10 weeks.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2015
The New York Jets are a dumpster fire of an organization and we are constantly reminded of it on a daily basis. Everyone thought that Rex Ryan being let go as head coach would fix things but the Jets are worse off than they’ve ever been.
Case and point being Tuesday morning, when they lost the closest thing they have to a quarterback after he was sucker punched by his own teammate.
According to the New York Times, Geno Smith will miss 6-10 weeks after he broke his jaw in a fight with a teammate. The report states that he was sucker punched — which is a familiar feeling for Jets fans but something new for Geno Smith.
Holy Moly: Geno smith got sucker punched in locker room this morning. Broken jaw. Out 6-10 weeks at least.
— Ben Shpigel (@benshpigel) August 11, 2015
This is so atypically the Jets that it’s almost fitting that it happened. The guy who broke his jaw is a 24- year old outside linebacker from Louisiana Tech named Ikemefuna Enemkpali — who was promptly released after breaking the jaw of the franchise quarterback.
Todd Bowles called it childish on part of IK, who hit Geno and was released
— Ben Shpigel (@benshpigel) August 11, 2015
This is just such a Jets thing that it’s perfect. You can’t get any more dysfunctional than this and this couldn’t have happened to any other organization than the Jets. It seriously couldn’t have.
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