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Rex Ryan preps for New York Jets: Wears helmet to press conference, names sucker puncher a captain

Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan is getting ready to take on his former team -- the New York Jets -- for the first time since he was let go from his old team at the end of last year.

While the Jets have taken on a quieter, workman-like approach to talking under first-year head coach Todd Bowles, Ryan is doing nothing of the sort. With the Bills, Ryan is every bit the charismatic, outspoken figure he's been since becoming a head coach. And this week, he's getting even more outlandish.

It started Monday when Ryan confirmed what sounded like a crazy idea: naming linebacker I.