Rex Ryan
Ryan in 2015
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| Buffalo Bills | |
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| Position: | Head coach |
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| Date of birth: | December 13, 1962 |
| Place of birth: | Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lincolnshire (IL) Stevenson |
| College: | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 54–58 (.482) |
| Postseason: | 4–2 (.667) |
| Career: | 58–60 (.492) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Rex Ashley Ryan (born December 13, 1962) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). After serving as an assistant coach for 22 years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the New York Jets in 2009. He is the son of former head coach Buddy Ryan and is the fraternal twin brother of Rob Ryan.
From a young age, Ryan aspired to follow in his father's footsteps and become a professional football coach. After spending the majority of his youth in Canada, Ryan returned to the United States as a teenager where he attended college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Upon graduating Ryan spent the next 22 years serving as an assistant coach on different teams at both the college and professional level. At the behest of their head coach Brian Billick, Ryan joined the Baltimore Ravens in 1999 and spent nine years there. In 2005 he became the defensive coordinator, and in 2008 the assistant head coach.
Hours after the Ravens lost to the Steelers in the 2008 playoffs, Ryan accepted a contract offer from the Jets for their vacant head coaching position. During his tenure, Ryan became well known throughout the league for his outspoken manner, boisterous attitude and initial success with the Jets. In 2009 and 2010, his first two seasons as the Jets' head coach, he led the team to back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances. Ryan's subsequent tenure was a period of struggles and the Jets were unable to finish with a record above a .500 winning percentage. After a career worst 4-12 record at the conclusion of the 2014 season, Ryan was fired by the Jets and he accepted a contract offer to coach the Bills two weeks later.
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