Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan (born December 13, 1962[1]) is an American football coach. He is the head coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He coached for the New York Jets from 2009 until 2014. After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009. Ryan was also a great defensive coordinaor for the Baltimore Ravens and won Super Bowl XXXV with Baltimore. He is the son of former Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan and is the twin brother of Rob Ryan, defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. Ryan is known for his outspoken manner.
Rex Ryan as the head coach of the Jets | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth | December 13, 1962 |
Place of birth | Ardmore, Oklahoma |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Head coach |
College | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
Head coaching record | |
Regular season | 48–52–0 |
Postseason | 4–2 |
Career record | 52–54–0 |
Stats | |
Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
Coaching stats | DatabaseFootball |
Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
1987–1988 1989 1990–1993 1994–1995 1996–1997 1998 1999 1999–2004 2005–2007 2008 2009–2014 2015–present |
Eastern Kentucky (Graduate Assistant) New Mexico Highlands (Defensive coordinator/Assistant head coach) Morehead State (Defensive coordinator) Arizona Cardinals (Linebackers/Defensive line coach) Cincinnati (Defensive coordinator) Oklahoma (Defensive coordinator) Kansas State (Defensive coordinator) Baltimore Ravens (Defensive line coach) (Defensive coordinator) (Defensive coordinator/Assistant head coach) New York Jets (Head coach)Buffalo Bills (Head coach) |
On December 29, 2014, Ryan was fired by the New York Jets.[2] On January 12, 2015, Ryan signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract to become the head coach of the Buffalo Bills.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Rex Ryan, HC for the New York Jets". NFL.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Jets' impressive win is nothing more than going-away present for Rex Ryan". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Rex Ryan named Buffalo Bills head coach". Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-10-04.