By New York Daily News
Geno Smith is an equal opportunity quarterback, but he admits that his buddies sometimes get preferential treatment. Eric Decker is smart enough to recognize that cozying up to the man with the ball in his hands every play has its privileges.
They’re an unlikely pair, the 23-year-old bachelor signal caller from South Florida and the 27-year-old receiver from Minnesota with a country music singer wife and a newborn, but their burgeoning friendship will be pivotal for a re-tooled Jets offense looking to help Rex Ryan return to the playoffs.
“My high school quarterback was my best friend,” Decker told the Daily News. “My college quarterback became my best friend. I think that friendship just kind of adds to what you do on the field. You still got to get open. It comes down to the trust factor. You want your quarterback to trust that you have the right attitude: You want to be a winner. You want to be the best. You want to get open for him.”
Smith and Decker are still building a friendship that extends beyond the practice field and meeting rooms. They want to spend more time together outside of the practice facility to get a better sense of what makes each other tick. “I look forward to getting to know more about him through those little ‘dinner dates’,” Decker said.
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