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NFL quarter-back ruled out for six weeks or more after team-mate breaks his jaw in locker room

Published 21:13 11 Aug 2015 BST

Updated 22:05 11 Aug 2015 BST

Kevin McGillicuddy
NFL quarter-back ruled out for six weeks or more after team-mate breaks his jaw in locker room

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Geno Smith will be eating through a straw for quite a while it seems after it was revealed that the New York Jets quarter back had his jaw broken in a locker room incident. The player is understood to have been hit with a punch from linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali, and is ruled out of action for up to six months. Jets Coach Todd Bowles made the announcement this afternoon and also revealed that the punch was not even football related.
It had nothing to do with football. It was something very childish." "You don't walk up to another man and punch him in the face.
The incident was dealt with quickly by the franchise as they sacked Enemkpali, while Smith at least has been on social media to let everyone know that he's on the mend. https://instagram.com/p/6QKBL5lBXL/?taken-by=genosmith7 H/T BBC

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NFL quarter-back ruled out for six weeks or more after team-mate breaks his jaw in locker room