And Bowles wouldn’t say Tuesday that the Jets definitely will turn back to Smith at all this season. He (Smith) got cold-cocked, sucker punched, whatever you want to call it, in the jaw. The blow resulted in multiple breaks in Smith’s jaw, which could make him a candidate for injured reserve with a return designation.
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The Jets selected Enemkpali in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. “You don’t walk up to a man and punch him in the face”. Smith will require surgery to fix the broken jaw. Depending on what kind of role Smith played in the altercation they might just realize they have had enough and see if they can eventually send Geno on his merry way.
Linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali – who is known as IK – delivered the punch to Smith’s jaw, Jets head coach Todd Bowles said. However, as news slowly trickled out the narrative changed to Smith sticking his finger in Enemkpali’s face, possibly provoking his former teammate.
“That’s a conversation that we have when he comes back”, Bowles said. “[It was] a young, hot-headed decision”, Enemkpali said previous year.
Of course, Fitzpatrick’s performance will also factor into whether he retains the starting job, along with the team’s record, Bowles said.
The Jets will likely rely on Fitzpatrick as the starter now, and could look to add another quarterback quickly. But in 2011, he was arrested following an off-campus incident and was charged with disturbing the peace and battery of a police officer, per the Associated Press (via College Football Talk).
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The Colts have faced Fitzpatrick two times in his career. He said Smith won’t be playing this weekend or during the preseason.
