Devin Smith Injury: Updates on Jets WR's Ribs and Recovery

Devin Smith's NFL career hasn't gotten off to the best start after the New York Jets' second-round draft pick was injured during training camp Friday. The JetsannouncedFriday night Smith was taken to a local hospital after he suffered broken ribs during practice. He's expected to be absent for a large chunk of training camp.Continue for updates.Smith Breaks Ribs Hauling in 'Impressive Catch'Friday, July 31ESPN.com's Ohm Youngmisuk described what was likely the cause of the injury:Rookie wide receiver Devin Smith drew cheers when he managed to haul in a deflected pass while in the air for an impressive catch on Friday.But as Smith came down while making the catch over cornerback Marcus Williams, the receiver was bumped from behind in the head/neck area by safety Jaiquawn Jarrett and was slow to get up. Not long after his best play of camp, Smith was taken inside for a further look.New York will have high expectations for Smith in 2015 after selecting him so high in the draft. His speed will undoubtedly bring a different dimension to the Jets' passing game.Missing a big part of training camp won't help Smith's transition to the NFL, but as long as he's good to go for Week 1, this injury shouldn't become any sort of long-term issue.
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