Nick Wright joins Colin Cowherd to debate whether the New York Jets should bring back Rex Ryan as head coach. They analyze Ryan’s past success with the Jets, his defensive expertise, and whether he’s the right fit to turn the franchise around.
Rex Ryan got a seal of endorsement from his ESPN co-workers Mike Greenberg and Dan Orlovsky amid his Jets head coaching interview.
After months of publicly campaigning for the position, Rex Ryan finally got his coaching interview on Tuesday. Ryan, 62, officially interviewed with the Jets on Tuesday.
Sources: Former #Jets coach Rex Ryan is set to interview with the Jets on Tuesday, an opportunity for Ryan to state his case to his old team. Ryan, a current ESPN analyst, has publicly stated his desire for the post he once held. He went 46-50 for NYJ with a 4-2 playoff record. pic.twitter.com/cTZ2EwyEnD
Mike Francesa has a plan to fix the Jets and it includes handing Rex Ryan “unusual authority” – just not in the way one would think.
Ryan, an ESPN NFL analyst, aims to reclaim the head coaching position he held with the Jets from 2009-14. During his first two seasons leading the team, the Jets advanced to the AFC Championship game. Across his five-year tenure, the Jets posted a 46-50 regular-season record.
Ryan interviewing for the Jets' coaching job, which he had already held from 2009-2014, sparked a reaction from Coach Prime. The two have a minor history together, being a part of the Baltimore Ravens organization in the early 2000s, when Sanders was on the tail end of his career, and Ryan was a defensive line coach.
Rex Ryan's opinion of himself as a candidate for the New York Jets isn't shared by people around the NFL, according to The Athletic's Zack
The last time the Jets made a playoff appearance was under former head coach Rex Ryan, who on Tuesday interviewed to return to the position once again in 2025.
On the one hand, McCarthy’s track record shows a coach who has been there and done that. He has 174 regular season wins, 11 playoff wins, and a Super Bowl. He helped build both the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys into consistent winners.
Coach turned analyst Rex Ryan believes the Texans have no chance of beating the Chargers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.