Rex Ryan

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Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan as the head coach of the Jets
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-12-13) December 13, 1962 (age 61)
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)

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.

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]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Rex Ryan, HC for the New York Jets". NFL.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. "Jets' impressive win is nothing more than going-away present for Rex Ryan". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. "Rex Ryan named Buffalo Bills head coach". Buffalo Bills. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-10-04.

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