The Jets are having an ugly season on the field. In the locker room, it’s not much better.
Brandon Marshall and Sheldon Richardson, the Jets’ top offensive and defensive players, got into a heated argument after the Week Three loss to the Chiefs. Marshall told ESPN.com that it was just a disagreement between “two Alpha males . . . two bulls,” but Jets coach Todd Bowles acknowledged it was something he had to intervene to stop.
“I took care of it right there,” Bowles said. “I addressed the team and I addressed the two guys. It will not happen again.”
The Jets know that locker room disputes can get out of hand, as last year quarterback Geno Smith suffered a broken jaw in a fight with linebacker IK Enemkpali. But Bowles said the Marshall-Richardson incident was nothing like that one.
“There were no residual effects, no physicality,” Bowles said. “After the game, everybody was pissed off and you throw stuff. They should be pissed off, but not at each other. It was just one of those things.”
It’s one of those things that happens on football teams from time to time. But when the football team is 1-5, it raises questions about whether a divided locker room and bad play on the field are related.