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‘High Emotions’ Caused Tiff Between Jets’ Marshall, Smith

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Brandon Marshall simply couldn’t hide his frustration.

The New York Jets had just lost 30-23 to the New England Patriots, with a false start penalty ending the game on Sunday. As the referee announced the call, Marshall could be seen yelling at rookie wide receiver Devin Smith.

“It’s high emotions,” Marshall said Wednesday. “It’s like, you lose a game like that, there’s a lot of emotion, so sometimes you just need time to cool off. But that happens every Sunday on every sideline.”

Marshall brought attention to the incident — which coach Todd Bowles called “no big deal” — on Tuesday during his weekly appearance on Showtime’s “Inside The NFL.