FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -Two days after declaring they got the right man for the job, the New York Jets introduced Rex Ryan as their new coach.
Ryan was hired Monday to replace the fired Eric Mangini. The Jets started last season 8-3, but missed the playoffs with quarterback Brett Favre after a late-season collapse.
He signed a four-year deal, reportedly worth $11.6 million.
Ryan is the 46-year-old son of former NFL coach Buddy Ryan, an assistant on the Jets’ only Super Bowl team 40 years ago. The younger Ryan will be charged with getting the franchise back to the playoffs, something Mangini did just once – as a rookie coach – in his three seasons.
Ryan was Baltimore’s defensive coordinator the past four years.
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