With ex-Jets coach Rex Ryan returning to MetLife Stadium on Thursday to face his former team, here is a look back at his time with Gang Green. From dropping 106 pounds to dropping colorful quotes and comedy gold, here is a timeline of Ryan’s reign, from the bombastic beginning to the bitter end.
Jan. 21, 2009: Ryan arrived with bravado, announcing at his introduction “You give me four years, we should win the championship. … I think we’ll get to meet [President Obama] in the next couple of years.”
June 3, 2009: Clearly unafraid of the Patriots, the dons of the AFC East, Ryan told WFAN “I never came here to kiss Bill Belichick’s rings.