Rich Cimini of the NY Daily News is reporting that Rex Ryan will be named as head coach as soon as today.
The Jets are planning to make a formal offer to the Ravens’ defensive coordinator and, barring an unexpected glitch in negotiations, they will announce his hiring Monday
The coaching search, that started when Eric Mangini was fired after a disappointing December, is finally over. The Jets wanted Rex Ryan and they got their man. Ryan is 46 years old and is the son of Buddy Ryan. Rex’s twin brother Rob just took the defensive coordinator position for the Cleveland Browns and Eric Mangini.
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