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Enemkpali, who punched Jets QB Smith, passes Bills physical

FILE - In this July 25, 2014, file photo, New York Jets' Ikemefuna Enemkpali (51) listens to a coach during an NFL football training camp in Cortland, N.Y. New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith will be sidelined at least 6-10 weeks after being punched in the jaw by teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali. Coach Todd Bowles made the announcement before training camp practice Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, in Florham Park, N.J. Enemkpali, an outside linebacker in his second season, has been released by the Jets, according to Bowles. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this July 25, 2014, file photo, New York Jets' Ikemefuna Enemkpali (51) listens to a coach during an NFL football training camp in Cortland, N.Y. New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith will be sidelined at least 6-10 weeks after being punched in the jaw by teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali. Coach Todd Bowles made the announcement before training camp practice Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, in Florham Park, N.J. Enemkpali, an outside linebacker in his second season, has been released by the Jets, according to Bowles. (AP Photo/File) FILE - In this July 25, 2014, file photo, New York Jets' Ikemefuna Enemkpali (51) listens to a coach during an NFL football training camp in Cortland, N.Y. New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith will be sidelined at least 6-10 weeks after being punched in the jaw by teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali. Coach Todd Bowles made the announcement before training camp practice Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, in Florham Park, N.J. Enemkpali, an outside linebacker in his second season, has been released by the Jets, according to Bowles. (AP Photo/File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – Linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali is a member of the Buffalo Bills after passing his physical, and will address the media for the first time since breaking New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith’s jaw during a locker-room altercation.

The Bills announced Enemkpali will issue a statement at the team’s training camp facility in Rochester on Thursday afternoon.

The Bills claimed the second-year player off of waivers on Wednesday, a day after he was released by the Jets because he hit Smith with a sucker punch.

In Buffalo, he is reunited with Bills coach Rex Ryan, who coached the Jets last season.

Though Enemkpali has not yet practiced with the Bills, Ryan is still considering making him active for Buffalo’s preseason opener against Carolina on Friday night.

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