Add wide receiver Qunicy Enunwa to the long list of Jets players who have had it up to here with upper management of the New York Jets.
The injured wide out, roasted the Jets on Twitter for fining him $27,900 for missing two treatment dates due to what he termed was a family emergency and lunch with his wife who is a veteran. Enunwa admitted that he didn't tell the team before hand, but felt the fine was still excessive.
The complaints are a bit surprising from Enunwa, who was always considered the more mild-mannered type.
Enunwa is the latest Jets player to go off the rails on Jets coach Adam Gase and GM Joe Douglas. Last month it was Jamal Adams, who was upset the Jets fielded calls for his services before the trade deadline. Adams went out of his way to call Gase and Douglas liars, and admitted he wanted to go to Dallas.
Before that offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele and quarterback Luke Falk filed injury grievances against the Jets. So clearly there is something going on here between the Jets players, the head coach and the front office.
On one hand one could understand the anger from players. They want respect, and clearly the do not feel they are getting it from Gase or Douglas. Gase has been notorious with rubbing people the wrong way, just look at what happened in Miami.
At the same time, Gase and Douglas are just doing their jobs. Both are trying to establish a new culture with the franchise, and slowing but surely they are weeding out players who do not fit their brand of football. As was pointed out by the New York Post's Brian Costello, the Jets had a lax culture under Todd Bowles and Rex Ryan the past decade. Gase is more of a disciplinarian, even if he lacks the credentials to throw his weight around.
We'll see how this locker room war continues to play out over the final seven weeks. Keep in mind, Gase has already received an endorsement from CEO Christopher Johnson.
The injured wide out, roasted the Jets on Twitter for fining him $27,900 for missing two treatment dates due to what he termed was a family emergency and lunch with his wife who is a veteran. Enunwa admitted that he didn't tell the team before hand, but felt the fine was still excessive.
The complaints are a bit surprising from Enunwa, who was always considered the more mild-mannered type.
“Given everything that’s going on around the team I thought this could’ve been handled so many different ways,” Enunwa wrote from his verified account. “I’ve spent my time with the team trying to build myself up to be dependable and hardworking so this [stuff] hurts.”
He continued, “I missed those two days because I took my VETERAN wife out for Veteran’s Day lunch and because I had to handle an emergency in my house. I let the team know this after the fact, and, yes, I should have told them beforehand, but I feel like this was excessive.”
Before that offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele and quarterback Luke Falk filed injury grievances against the Jets. So clearly there is something going on here between the Jets players, the head coach and the front office.
On one hand one could understand the anger from players. They want respect, and clearly the do not feel they are getting it from Gase or Douglas. Gase has been notorious with rubbing people the wrong way, just look at what happened in Miami.
At the same time, Gase and Douglas are just doing their jobs. Both are trying to establish a new culture with the franchise, and slowing but surely they are weeding out players who do not fit their brand of football. As was pointed out by the New York Post's Brian Costello, the Jets had a lax culture under Todd Bowles and Rex Ryan the past decade. Gase is more of a disciplinarian, even if he lacks the credentials to throw his weight around.
We'll see how this locker room war continues to play out over the final seven weeks. Keep in mind, Gase has already received an endorsement from CEO Christopher Johnson.
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