Jets rookie WR Arian Smith grew up in the Tampa area, playing football and competing in track and field in high school, and it's more than likely that a contingent of family and friends have been hitting him up for tickets to the Week 3 game against the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday.

Smith, however, has more pressing things on his mind.

"Yeah, I'm excited for it," Smith said about his homecoming. "But I got to stay clear, just think straight, because that's a distraction. It can be. So, I'll talk to them sometime this week. But as I get closer to the game, I'll definitely home in on my job."

His "job" is catching passes, and last Sunday he grabbed his first in the NFL for a modest 8 yards against Buffalo. And while that fourth-quarter catch from QB Tyrod Taylor may onl

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