The Jets’ 2015 season has officially begun:
Geno out 6 to 10 weeks becuse of an altercation in the locker room. Broken jaw. Requires surgery. IK Enemkpali hit him. Been released. #Jets
August 11, 2015
Head coach Todd Bowles announced today that QB Geno Smith will likely be out until October, after he was hit by LB Ikemefuna “I.K.” Enemkpali in a locker-room fight this morning. Bowles used the words “cold-cocked” and “sucker-punched,” and said Enemkpali has been cut. Enemkpali was the Jets’ sixth-round pick in the 2014 draft.
Smith’s broken jaw will need surgery. This means Ryan Fitzpatrick will be the Jets’ starting QB for at least the first month or so of the season.
From what I was told, Smith put his finger in Enemkpali's face during an argument and that's what led to the punch.
August 11, 2015
Todd Bowles said the argument was not football related. #nyj
August 11, 2015
Bowles: "It’s something we don’t tolerate. It’s something we can’t stand. You don’t walk up to another man and punch him in the face." #nyj
August 11, 2015
What provoked the altercation? Bowles: "It was something very childish that 6th graders could have talked about."
August 11, 2015
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August 11, 2015
Ambulance just arrived at #Jets HQ. pic.twitter.com/pQBDaoKMQK
August 11, 2015