Without mentioning Geno Smith, Enemkpali says he’s sorry

So Becht believes this isn’t about whether Enemkpali should have walked away from an argument. “It was never my intention to hurt anybody”, The 24-year-old Enemkpali added. Smith had surgery to insert plates and screws in his jaw, which is not wired shut, and he is expected to miss six to 10 weeks.

Rex Ryan claimed Enemkpali for the Bills team the day after he was realesed from the Jets, for punching a teammate. “I look forward to being a good team-mate, accountable player and accountable teammate to this organization”.

In an interview with HBO’s “Real Sports”, the current Bills coach told Andrea Kremer he knew entering last season he would “not have a very good team” because the team did little in free agency. It’s being reported that a Jets player was in fact contacted by a member of the Bills staff before signing the linebacker and the answer they got was that Smith was the antagonist.

After Friday’s game against the Panthers, Enemkpali was asked if he was surprised to have another chance, especially so soon.

It will now be interesting to see how the New York Jets perform with Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is coming off a broken leg and now stepping in as the starter.

Jets head coach Todd Bowles on Tuesday said Smith was “sucker-punched” and called Enemkpali’s actions intolerable.

“This guy wouldn’t be here if we didn’t feel he had a chance to be successful on the football field, in the locker room and in the classroom, and in the community”, Ryan said. “For what I know about this young man, I think hell come in here and I think hell do just fine.”.

Ryan and Whaley said the NFL is investigating the incident and could suspend Enemkpali. “When I was with the Jets we researched him and all that”.

Smith “was up in (Enemkpali’s) face and pointed/touched his face”, according to a source. However to Enemkpali’s rising agitation & embarrassment, buddies stated, Smith was missing. “Shortly after getting the Bills job, he wondered out loud to friends whether the Jets would be open to trading Smith to Buffalo”. Enemkpali’s punch became the subject of social media ridicule, many comments referring to the Jets’ dysfunctional past. And after their 23-3 loss to the Lions, Petty stressed that his struggles on the field were just a byproduct of the NFL learning curve. You cant make this up!”.

Bills veteran Fred Jackson said he doesn’t anticipate the addition of Enemkpali creating any kind of stir in Buffalo’s locker room. In a message posted on his Twitter account, Poloncarz wrote: “As a season ticket holder and fan my personal opinion is this pickup is embarrassing”. So when he gets here he’s got a clean slate with us.

Starting left guard Richie Incognito was signed in January after he was out of football for 15 months after playing a central role in the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal.

The incident clearly rattled and angered many Jets players, who were stunned that something of this nature happened in their locker room.