New York Jets Geno Smith

1 new york jets

1.1 draft , signing
1.2 2013 season
1.3 2014 season
1.4 2015 season
1.5 2016 season

new york jets
draft , signing

smith in attendance first round of draft many analysts , scouts expected him taken night not selected; ej manuel lone quarterback taken in first round. smith declined interviewed espn afterwards , planned return home later decided attend second day of draft. several league executives alleged smith did not handle draft process in professional manner caused him fall out of first round while analysts pointed late-season decline senior @ west virginia, exposed flaws, primary reason. following day, jets expressed interest in trading in second round select smith couldn t consummate trade. despite this, smith remained available , jets selected him 39th overall pick. general manager john idzik, following selection, stated smith compete incumbent mark sanchez in training camp determine starting quarterback.

smith fired agency, select sports group, upon completion of draft , sought new representation. signed roc nation sports on may 22, 2013 kimberley miale serving representative. smith worked out in home state of florida during offseason, prompting questions whether or not had spurned sanchez not attending sanchez s jets west summer camp in california. smith , sanchez dismissed notion sanchez saying no big deal. smith signed four-year $5 million contract on july 22, 2013 approximately $690,000 in workout bonuses.

2013 season

smith made professional debut in preseason on august 9, 2013 against detroit lions. completed 6-of-7 passes 47 yards left game due ankle injury in second quarter. x-rays showed no structural damage , smith returned practice on august 11. smith started jets third preseason game against new york giants completing 16 of 30 passes 199 yards, touchdown, , 4 turnovers. smith named team s starting quarterback on september 4 after sanchez suffered shoulder injury against giants.

in first regular season game against tampa bay buccaneers, smith completed 24-of-38 passes 256 yards , touchdown. few seconds left in fourth quarter, smith hit out of bounds lavonte david, drew late hit penalty , jets went on score game-winning field goal. in week 2 against new england patriots, smith struggled completed 15 of 35 passes 214 yards, touchdown , 3 interceptions, jets lost 10–13. in week 3 against buffalo bills, smith completed 16 of 29 passes 331 yards, rushing touchdown , passing 2 touchdowns , 2 interceptions jets won 27–20. smith became first rookie quarterback in franchise history throw 300 or more yards in game.

smith struggled week 4 against tennessee titans. completed 23 of 34 passes 289 yards , touchdown while committing 4 turnovers—two led titans touchdowns jets lost 13–38. jets faced atlanta falcons on monday night football in week 5; smith completed 16 of 20 passes 199 yards , 3 touchdowns. completed 4 of passes on jets final drive, allowing nick folk kick game-winning 43-yard field goal. smith named afc offensive player of week , pepsi nfl rookie of week performance. in week 6 against pittsburgh steelers, smith threw 201 yards , 2 interceptions jets lost, winless steelers, 6–19. in week 7, jets played patriots; smith completed 17 of 33 passes 233 yards , scored 2 touchdowns jets won 30–27 in overtime.

smith struggled in jets week 8 loss against cincinnati bengals completed 20-of-30 passes 159 yards threw 2 interceptions returned touchdowns before being replaced matt simms in fourth quarter. smith started following week against new orleans saints; completed 8 of 19 passes 115 yards , rushing touchdown in 26–20 upset of saints. jets returned bye week lose 3 straight contests bills, ravens , dolphins. smith struggled during stretch failed score points , committed 8 turnovers; benched in favor of simms against buffalo , miami leading coach rex ryan noncommittal in starting smith rest of year.

smith showed gradual improvement jets won 3 of final 4 games. against raiders, smith completed 16 of 25 passes 219 yards , scored twice in jets 37–27 win kept team in playoff contention. following week, jets played carolina panthers. smith performed until throwing costly pick 6 in fourth quarter. jets lost 30–20 , eliminated playoff contention. smith finished game completing 15 of 28 passes 167 yards, touchdown , interception. jets won next contest against browns smith completing 20-of-36 passes 214 yards , 3 touchdowns. in 20–7 win on dolphins in season finale, smith completed 17-of-27 passes 190 yards , touchdown loss eliminated miami playoff contention. smith completed rookie season 3,046 yards, 12 touchdowns , 21 interceptions.

2014 season

smith named starter 2014 season on august 22, 2014. smith opened season passing 221 yards , throwing touchdown , interception in 19–14 victory on raiders. during week 2 against green bay packers, smith passed 176 yards , rushed touchdown had interception in 31-24 loss. during monday night football against chicago bears in week 3, smith s first play resulted in interception returned touchdown ryan mundy. smith finished game 316 passing yards, touchdown , 2 interceptions jets lost bears 27-19. during week 4 against detroit lions, smith threw 209 yards interception , lost fumble during 24-17 loss. on october 3, 2014, smith fined $12,000 yelling profanity @ fans while walking locker room during halftime in week 4. despite incident, allowed start in week 5 against san diego chargers, in threw 27 yards interception , benched second half in favor of michael vick jets shut out 31-0. prior week 5 game, smith missed team meeting, admitting went movie theater in san diego, unaware eastern , pacific time zones had three-hour difference. smith started in week 6 against denver broncos, throwing 190 yards, 2 touchdowns , interception in 31-17 loss. during thursday night football against patriots in week 7, smith threw 226 yards , jets combined 218 rushing yards ensuing game-winning drive fell short due blocked field goal jets lost 27-25. on october 26, 2014 smith went 2-of-8 , threw 3 interceptions before end of first quarter against bills , subsequently benched in favor of michael vick. on final regular season game @ miami, smith lead jets 37-24 victory. smith passed career-high 358 yards, 3 touchdowns, , no interceptions, completing 20-of-25 attempts perfect passer rating. smith s first perfect game, sixth in jets history, , 1 of 2014 season. 2014 season, smith finished season 2,525 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, , 13 interceptions in 14 games (13 starts).

2015 season

on august 11, 2015, smith involved in altercation defensive end ik enemkpali in locker room. smith suffered fractured jaw after enemkpali punched him in face. smith ruled out 6–10 weeks, , enemkpali released jets shortly thereafter. 2 days later, smith underwent surgery on fractured jaw. ryan fitzpatrick surprisingly led team 2–0 record while smith injured, new head coach todd bowles decided continue starting fitzpatrick, smith being healthy.

on november 1, 2015, smith entered jets game against oakland raiders in relief of fitzpatrick, left game injured thumb. smith threw 42 passing attempts, 27 completions, 2 touchdowns, , 1 interception in 20–34 loss. turn out smith s appearance in game in 2015.

2016 season

with ryan fitzpatrick re-signing jets, smith continued remain in backup role.

during week 6 against arizona cardinals, smith came in relief fitzpatrick first time in 2016 season due jets being down 28–3 , unpleasant performance fitzpatrick during first 3 quarters. 2 days later, smith named starter following game in place of struggling fitzpatrick.

making start in week 7 against baltimore ravens, smith had 95 passing yards until leaving game apparent knee injury. fitzpatrick later lead jets 24-16 victory on ravens. next day, revealed smith had torn acl, ending 2016 season. placed on injured reserve on october 26, 2016.