Jets quarterback Geno Smith out after ‘sucker punch’

And in Tuesday after, same day the altercation happened, Enemkpali immediately released a statement saying he was sorry for what had happened. As of Tuesday, Smith hadn’t; which led to a confrontation between the two, and Enemkpali threw a punch at Smith, fracturing his jaw.

“It was nothing to do with football”. It was something very childish. He has a broken jaw, fractured jaw, requires some surgery. “You don’t walk up to another man and punch him in the face”. Enemkpali was released from the team, and while Bowles was quick to condemn his actions, he didn’t place the entire blame on the linebacker.

Smith said “My only goal is to heal quickly and get back to playing with my teammates so I can be the best quarterback possible for the Jets”. It could also necessitate the Jets spending money on a veteran backup that they didn’t need 24 hours ago.

Bowles, in his first season as coach, spoke for about 2 minutes before heading to a meeting and then practice, but was clearly angered by the situation.

When asked what started the incident, he added: “It’s something very childish, something that sixth-graders could have talked about”.

The charge was later reduced to simple battery and Enemkpali received 13 months of probation and 32 hours of community service. The Jets had no comment when reached by CNN.

A Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s deputy who had responded to a 911 call about the incident said he saw Enemkpali, still struggling from the pepper spray, take another shot at the moonlighting office, this time hitting him in the face.

The most obvious guess was the fight began over money, which ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed in a report on his Facebook page. He was suspended in 2011 at Louisiana Tech for allegedly punching an off-duty police officer.

What precipitated the ambush punch by reserve linebacker IK Enemkpali?

So, with that being said, the Jets are down a quarterback on the roster. Now those hopes will lie with Ryan Fitzpatrick, a journeyman from that well-known football colossus, Harvard University.