Rex Ryan was officially fired by the New York Jets today in a move that wasn’t particularly shocking.
While it’s hard to fault Ryan for the Jets’ failures given that he’s a defensive coach who was saddled with a rather poor offense, the Jets haven’t had a winning season since 2010 and NFL head coaching tenures are not exactly known for their longevity. Everyone in the Jets organization likely knew that Monday would be Ryan’s last in the Jets facility.
Ryan made the most of his final goodbye.
According to the New York Daily News’ Manish Mehta, Ryan’s farewell to the Jets players was absolutely fantastic. He kept the focus of his goodbye on the players and how grateful he was to have known them. It’s hard to make a firing into a positive but Rex certainly left the Jets with his head held high.
Jets players saw a video of Rex's time with the team this morning. He thanked everyone in the organization before he left #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) December 29, 2014
Rex told his players that he had spoken so much thru the years. Now, he wanted to leave his players with images of them making plays for him
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) December 29, 2014
Then, Rex simply said thank you and left the building. That is tremendous. #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) December 29, 2014
Rex Ryan's final words to his team before he left this morning: "Thanks for the memories." #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) December 29, 2014
Rex Ryan's farewell was an Irish goodbye. He actually said thanks for the memories and walked out before the video even started. #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) December 29, 2014
