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.”

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