FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Geno Smith still remembers what Jay-Z said. Three years after signing with the rap mogul’s sports agency, Roc Nation, the Jets’ backup quarterback still heeds the advice of its successful CEO.
“The best thing Jay-Z told me was: Always keep your feet on the ground because that way you don’t have to fall,” Smith told Newsday just before heading into the facility Tuesday. “So I’m never going to fall because I’m always 10 toes down. That keeps me focused and that allows me to hit a rough patch and not even think about it.