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Y! MyWebJets' Smith loses appeal of suspension
Thursday, October 09, 2008
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets safety Eric Smith will sit out Sunday, Oct. 12, missing a game against the Cincinnati Bengals after the NFL denied his appeal of a one-game suspension and fine for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona's Anquan Boldin.
"He'll be out this week," coach Eric Mangini said Wednesday. "We had plans in place and things that we worked on from when we first learned about that, so we'll just proceed along that path."
Smith was suspended and fined $50,000, including one game check, last week after the play near the end of New York's 56-35 win Sept. 28.
The league, which upheld the suspension Tuesday, said Smith committed a flagrant violation of player safety rules and that Boldin was in a defenseless position when contact was made.
Boldin is out indefinitely.
