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Reports: Jets’ Smith missed team meeting
New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith and a few other teammates missed team meetings Saturday night because they went to see a movie and didn’t make it back in time, according to reports Monday.
A source told ESPN.com that Smith and the other players got “messed up” because of the three-hour difference between Eastern and Pacific time.
The Jets traveled to San Diego on Friday in an attempt to acclimate themselves before they faced the Chargers on Sunday.
According to ESPN, it wasn’t immediately clear whether the players were reprimanded. No one was benched or appeared to have reduced playing time.
On Monday morning, a team spokesman confirmed to the New York Daily News that Smith arrived five to 10 minutes after the meeting ended. Smith caught up afterward with offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and quarterbacks coach David Lee.
Smith started Sunday’s game but was pulled at halftime in favor of Michael Vick as the Chargers crushed the Jets 31-0. Smith’s struggles were obvious in the first half after he completed 4 of 12 passes for 27 yards and an interception. He left with a passer rating of 7.6.
Coach Rex Ryan said after the game that that Smith will return to his starting role for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos.
Smith was fined by the NFL $12,000 on Friday after he dropped an f-bomb after last week’s 24-17 loss to the Detroit Lions at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
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