“When Dad looked at football players, he would take them in his own image. That's what he grew up around; that's what he was when he was a master sergeant in the Korean War. That's what I took, and that's what I want on my football team.”

American former football coach and analyst

Rex Ashley Ryan is an American former football coach and current analyst. He served as head coach of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills in the National Football League, and worked in coaching roles for seven other NFL and college teams. Ryan is known for his long coaching career across both pro and college football. His public profile also comes from his work as an analyst after coaching, and from the blunt, outspoken style that often marked his time in the sport.