Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks with broken jaw suffered on 'sucker punch'

New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith is out for at least six to 10 weeks with two fractures in his jaw following a locker room scuffle with reserve linebacker IK Enemkpali. Enmkpali was released immediately. "It was nothing to do with football,  It was very childish," coach Todd Bowles said. "He got cold-cocked ... sucker punched, whatever you want to call it, in the jaw. He's got a broken jaw, a fractured jaw." Enemkpali is a sixth-round pick from the 2014 NFL draft. "The team knows it," Bowles said. "It's something we don't tolerate, something we can't stand," Bowles said. "You don't walk up to a man and punch him in the face. "It was something very childish, something sixth-graders could've talked about. It had no reason to happen. If they want to tell you what happened, they can tell you what happened. I told them I wouldn't say anything about it." Enemkpalie punched an off-duty cop who was working security at a college bar. On that night, Enemkpali had to be subdued first with pepper spray and then with a stun gun. He was arrested and charged with battery on a police officer and disturbing the peace/drunk, according to court records. The charge was amended to simple battery, and he received a suspended jail sentence and was placed on 13 months' probation. He also was ordered to perform 32 hours of community service and to complete an anger management course. Follow me on Twitter: @AaronWilson_NFL Aaron Wilson covers the Texans for The Houston Chronicle
Aaron Wilson
Aaron Wilson covers the NFL for National Football Post, his second stint at the Post. He has previously written for Pro Football Talk and FOX Sports-Scout. Entering his 13th year covering the Baltimore Ravens, he's a beat writer for The Baltimore Sun. Wilson has also covered the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans.

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