Geno Smith heads into second stint with Jets without massive distraction

Quarterback Geno Smith's first time around with the New York Jets didn't go quite as planned.

The Jets selected him with the 39th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft out of West Virginia with the idea that they had found their franchise quarterback. 

As a rookie, he threw for 3,046 yards and 12 touchdowns with 21 interceptions. It wasn't great. In 2014, he started the season as the starter but was benched in favor of Michael Vick in Week 8. He threw for 2,525 yards and 13 touchdowns with 13 interceptions in 14 games (13 starts) in his sophomore season in the NFL.

Smith then dealt with injuries, and the Jets let his rookie deal play out. He then became a journeyman backup and eventually wound up with the Seattle Seahawks, where he first backed up Russell Wilson 

When the Seahawks moved on from Wilson, Smith became the starter and resurrected his career. He was the NFL's comeback player of the year in 2022.

The long and windy road took him from Seattle to a reunion with Pete Carroll in Las Vegas with the Raiders.

And while that didn't work out, he eventually wound up back in New York with the Jets via a trade.

Smith now enters the 2026 season once again as the starting quarterback for New York, and it was recently revealed that a major distraction that he and the Jets were facing is no longer an issue.

On June 21, police officers were called to Smith's home after someone claiming to be his ex-girlfriend called 911 and alleged an assault by the NFL quarterback.

No one was taken into custody at the time 

Smith didn't publicly respond to the allegations, and neither did the Jets.

Now, Adam Schefter of ESPN has reported that Smith will not be charged, and the investigation into this incident is no longer active.

"No further investigative steps can be reasonably taken with the information presently available. Any future investigative action is contingent on additional information or evidence being brought forward," according to the supplemental case report obtained by ESPN.