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Geno Smith gets hit, and it's another bruise for Jets franchise

Bob Glauber

Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - We've seen plenty of bizarre and unfortunate things with the Jets over the years -- no, make that decades -- but never something quite as bizarre and unfortunate as this.

Geno Smith's star-crossed career took a stunning turn yesterday, all because of a punch that broke his jaw and will keep the third-year quarterback out of the lineup as long as 10 weeks. And perhaps even longer, if Ryan Fitzpatrick plays well enough to keep the job.