A day after taking heat for making IK Enemkpali a game-day captain against the Jets, Rex Ryan defended his decision to highlight the linebacker that slugged Geno Smith in the face a few months ago.
“I don’t get it. I really don’t get it,” Ryan said of the criticism. “You guys know me. I’ve been around...you guys know how I do the captains. If this was an isolated deal where I just threw a guy out there then I can understand it. But this is what we do every single week.”
Dating back to his tenure with the Jets, Ryan has sent out game-day captains that previously played for the opponent or had a connection to the geographical area.