Bills coach Rex Ryan said he was “shocked” at the response to him naming defensive end IK Enemkpali a captain for Thursday night’s game with the Jets.
The Jets cut Enemkpali in August after he punched quarterback Geno Smith, breaking his jaw. The Bills immediately claimed him, and Ryan plans on sending him to midfield for the coin toss. Ryan usually sends out players as captains when they face their former teams, but many people criticized this decision as being disrespectful to the Jets.
“So much was made of the captain thing,” Ryan told reporters in Buffalo.