Rex tells NY Jets, 'word on (the) street' is that he'll be fired after final game: report
Bob Leverone/APWith his team out of the playoff hunt, it sounds as if Rex Ryan is using his uncertain job status as a motivational tool.
Ryan told his players in a team meeting that 'word on (the) street' is that he's getting fired and to fight with him over the team's final two games of the season against the Browns and Dolphins, Fox Sports reported Sunday.
Whether that speech is an indication that Ryan has actual knowledge of his future is unclear.
If the 'word on the street' is coming from the front office, then it might. But it's also possible that Ryan was simply relaying the public and media's perception that there is a strong chance that it will be the coach's last season with the Jets. In that case, perhaps Ryan was just trying to pump up his team.
Jay Glazer, who made the initial report, seemed to indicate in a follow-up Tweet that Ryan does not know whether he will be fired or not.
'Lot of support tweets for Rex here, which is a HUGE change from earlier in year. Nobody knows for sure what they do but Idzik and Woody,' Glazer tweeted.
Ryan is firmly on the hot seat after the Jets (6-8) have failed to finish above .500 for the third consecutive season.
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