by Tony Renteria

Former New York Jets linebacker IK Enemkpali was merely asking for the $600 he loaned Jets quarterback Geno Smith in the Jets locker room that paid for a plane ticket. Smith got angry about Enemkpali having the gull to ask for the loaner back and got in the linebacker’s face and pointed his finger in Enemkpali’s face making contact in Enemkpali’s face and that’s when Enemkpali laid Smith out breaking his jaw.

Here’s Smith making bank and for him not to pay his teammate back, it’s a guy barrowing a lot of money from a guy who doesn’t make a lot of money and not paying it back. If you were a quarterback in that leadership role your the guy who actually hosts camps with your teammates. Your the guy who picks up the check at dinner.

There’s great stories about quarterbacks buying cars, expensive wrist watches and getting their linemen gifts. To barrow money from another guy on the team especially someone on the other side of the ball and not paying him back is just ludicrous. Now mind you there is no excuse for violence in the dressing room. You wouldn’t imagine former Packers quarterback Brett Farve being in the at situation, or a Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning being in that situation.

You wouldn’t imagine a Raiders quarterback Derrek Carr being in that situation, you wouldn’t imagine the Colts Andrew Luck being in that situation because these are guys who are leaders on and off the field. This situation that took place between Enemkpali and Smith was described by Jet teammates as something that would take place in the sixth grade level. These other quarterbacks are guys who know what it’s like to be the number one person in the huddle.

I’m not saying that Enemkpali got what he deserved but what Smnith didn’t do would establish himself to be in that elite part of the locker room knowing that that’s his locker room. Smith is a young kid whose immature and didn’t take the lead role of being the quarterback and all the intangibles that go along with it.

Tom Brady after court appearance will get some looks during exhibition game on Thursday night: Brady will get in about three plays and as many as 12 plays. That package has already been set. Brady shouldn’t be distracted by what’s going on with the court appearance Brady and head coach Bill Belichick you almost have to believe that the Patriots arrived in a little bit of controversy.

Matter of fact it’s going to be fuel for Brady this year, if Brady’s suspension is reduced one or two games even with that the Pats still can make a run at Peyton Manning’s touchdown season total. The Patriots want to go into this leaving no doubt that they are still the top team in the NFL.

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