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Ex-Jet Damien Woody wonders if players’ lack of respect for Geno Smith led to sucker-punch

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In 12 seasons in the NFL including three with the Jets, Damien 
Woody says he never saw anything like what transpired in Gang 
Green’s locker room on Tuesday. Arguments? Sure. Situations 
where parties in conflict had to be told to cool it? Absolutely. 
But violence in the locker room?

“Never. That’s crazy,” Woody said. “It makes you wonder about 
how something like that could ever happen.”

Woody would never absolve IK Enemkpali of responsibility for 
what happened – he did throw the punch that broke Smith’s jaw, 
sidelining him for 6-10 weeks, over a matter of $600 – but he 
wonders what in the Jets locker room culture would make a player 
feel that was an option.

“I would hope that there wasn’t anyone around when this was 
happening because if there was, that speaks poorly on Geno in 
the locker room,” said Woody, who was at Citi Field Thursday 
telling the story of his climb from a desolate childhood to 
become an NFL player and now a broadcaster to area youngsters in 
the Citi Kids program.

“Could you ever see something like that happening to Tom Brady 
or Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers or Andrew Luck or Russell 
Wilson?” Woody asked. “You would never see that happen. It makes 
you wonder if there is a lack of respect for Geno to the point 
that someone would break his jaw over $600.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/ex-jet-woody-
lack-respect-geno-led-punch-article-1.2324839

    

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