OT Geno Smith Update (Fight over $600 owed to Enemkpali)

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Per Adam Schefter

 

"Story behind the punch that broke Geno Smith's jaw in two places:

At the heart of the dispute between former Jets LB IK Enemkpali and quarterback Geno Smith is $600 that Enemkpali believed Smith owed him, per league sources. Enemkpali purchased a plane ticket for Smith to attend his July 11 football camp at Pfugerville High School in Pfugerville, Texas. However, days before the camp, a person close to Smith was killed in a motorcycle accident in Miami and Smith did not attend Enemkpali’s camp, per sources. After Smith did not attend, Enemkpali demanded that the Jets’ quarterback refund him the $600 he allegedly used to purchase a plane ticket. Smith told Enemkpali he would reimburse him the money, but he did not. Enkempali confronted Smith today about the money and the confrontation ended in a punch and broken jaw."

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ndscott50

August 11th, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^

In theory he would have a $400 credit on the ticket (minus the $200 change fee). If he was on southwest he would have the full value on it.

It also sounds like the guy who hit him punched an off duty cop working security at a bar while in college. Overall I am on Smith's side on this one. Sure he should have paid him but the story said he agreed to pay the guy and had just not got around to it.

As for having him buy a ticket to attend the camp that easily could have been more about him dealing with the travel arrangements then the money. In the end the guy that hit him is the hot head. We are talking about a few hundred bucks. Smith had a friend die and then was getting ready for camp. It's not his fault some crazy dude went off over a few hundred dollars that was not promptly paid.

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MGoOhNo

August 12th, 2015 at 12:49 AM ^

That's the sound of irrelevance and the point going over your head. $2 or $200 or $600, what's the difference. And in case you didn't know, tickets bought in another person's name are non-transferable and have 0 value to the purchaser.

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MaizeAndBlueWahoo

August 12th, 2015 at 6:53 AM ^

I am not at all with Smith on this one.  He's a complete and total dickhead and deserved to get punched.  He charged a much lower-paid teammate $600 to appear at camp, welshed on it, and didn't pay the money back.  If the funeral conflicted with camp then that's a good reason to skip, otherwise, I'm not buying it - what did he do, stay home and observe a widow's mourning period?  And either way pay the goddamn money back and when the guy asks you to, don't shove a finger in his face.  Fuck Smith.

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