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Rex Remains Jets Coach after Big Win Over Fins
Rex Ryan will remain with the team for at least one more year, but refused to comment on a potential contract extension.
Rex Ryan is staying with the New York Jets — at least for one more year.
Team owner Woody Johnson made the announcement in the locker room on Sunday after Gang Green’s 20-7 road victory over the Miami Dolphins.
Johnson’s decision ended weeks of speculation over Ryan’s tenure with the Jets that had many armchair GMs split.Â
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The owner’s announcement choked up the 51-year-old coach, ESPN reported.
Rex, who has one year remaining on his $3 million per year contract, was mum about any possible extension to that contract.
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Despite finishing the season with an 8-8 record, the Jets, along with many football writers, celebrated Sunday’s win and the Jets’ season overall. Ryan and the young, injury prone team had done a fair job with a team for whom many see a brighter future.Â
GM John Idzik cited next season’s roster flexibility and a surplus of draft picks as reasons to be bullish on the 2014-15 season.
As for Ryan, his career with the Jets appears to depend on it.Â
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