NEW YORK (AP) -Jets coach Rex Ryan has undergone a weight-loss procedure to help him fight obesity.
The husky Ryan had lap-band surgery Saturday at NYU Medical Center, and was relaxing at his home in New Jersey, team spokesman Bruce Speight told The Associated Press.
The New York Daily News first reported the story on its Web site Sunday morning.
The 47-year-old Ryan has frequently poked fun at himself and his rotund midsection, including after unflattering belly bearing photos of him changing into a jersey during a Florida-Carolina NHL game floated around the Internet.
Speight said Ryan also had a hernia repaired.
Ryan weighed 340 pounds at the start of last season, gaining at least 30 pounds after he was hired by the Jets in January 2009.
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