IK Enemkpali lost his spot on the Jets’ roster for punching quarterback Geno Smith, and now he’ll be losing some of his Bills paychecks.
Enemkpali faces at least a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy by breaking Smith’s jaw, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The vast majority of personal-conduct policy suspensions are for actions taken away from the team facilities, but the personal-conduct policy can be applied to violations occurring in the locker room as well. So it makes sense that Enemkpali should face discipline for what is a clear violation of proper conduct at any workplace.
Of course, Enemkpali is only on the Bills’ practice squad, not the active roster, so he wouldn’t play in any games anyway. But a four-game suspension would also keep him from practicing for four weeks, and keep him from collecting his paychecks for four weeks. So it’s a real punishment.
But considering that Smith has already missed a month of practice and is expected to miss a few more weeks, you could argue that Enemkpali is getting off easy if he only gets four games.