ESPN analyst Rex Ryan has a new-found respect for New York Jets coach Robert Saleh after a recent public back-and-forth.
The two spoke privately, and Ryan came away impressed, as he explained on Sunday NFL Countdown (via Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk):
"I was blown away by the guy. He's got a direction for this football team. I’m telling you, Jets fans, the more I talked to him, the more impressed I was with Robert Saleh. I became a fan of his. Taking my call and all that speaks volumes about him. But it was more about, we put that stuff behind us.