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Rex Ashley Ryan (born December 13, 1962) is the head coach of the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL). After serving as an assistant coach for 22 years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the New York Jets in 2009. He is the son of former Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals head coach Buddy Ryan and is the fraternal twin brother of Rob Ryan, former defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. From a young age, Ryan aspired to follow in his father's footsteps and become a professional football coach. After spending the majority of his youth in Canada, Ryan returned to the United States as a teenager where he attended college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Upon graduating Ryan spent the next 22 years serving as an assistant coach on different teams at both the college and professional level. At the behest of their head coach Brian Billick, Ryan joined the Baltimore Ravens in 1999 and spent nine years there. In 2005 he became the defensive coordinator, and in 2008 the assistant head coach. Hours after the Ravens lost to the Steelers in the 2008 playoffs, Ryan accepted a contract offer from the Jets for their vacant head coaching position. During his tenure, Ryan became well known throughout the league for his outspoken manner, boisterous attitude and success with the Jets, which included back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Ryan was fired by the Jets at the conclusion of the 2014 season, and he accepted a contract offer to coach the Bills two weeks later. Ryan's teams are highly regarded for their defensive capabilities, which often feature "relentlessness () unpredictable mayhem founded on () premise that 'whatever you do best, we're going to take away from you'", according to ''New York Times'' writer Nicholas Dawidoff.〔 ==Early life== Rex Ryan and his fraternal twin, Rob, were born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on December 13, 1962, to Doris and Buddy Ryan.〔Ryan, Yaeger, p. 34.〕 When the boys were aged two, their parents amicably divorced. Following the divorce, their mother attended the University of Chicago to earn her doctorate. Rex, Rob and their older brother Jim moved with her to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she secured an administrative position at the University of Toronto.〔 During the course of his upbringing, Rex wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a defensive pioneer in the NFL known for developing the 46 defense, and by age six Rex and Rob knew they wanted to pursue coaching careers.〔Ryan, Yaeger, p. 54.〕 In Canada, there was little emphasis on football, much to the disappointment of Rex.〔Ryan, Yaeger, pp. 36–37.〕 By the time Rex was a teenager, Doris realized he and his brothers were too much to handle for a single mother trying to advance her career.〔 She decided it was in the best interest of the brothers to send them to live with their father, who was the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings at the time. The reasons behind this were to keep them out of trouble and to help them expand their knowledge of the game of football where it was more prevalent.〔 In 1978, when Buddy was hired by the Chicago Bears as their defensive coordinator, Rex, Rob and Jim followed their father to Illinois where the family settled in Prairie View.〔Ryan, Yaeger, pp. 40–41.〕 The brothers attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire.〔 Rex went on to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma, alongside Rob,〔Ryan, Yaeger, pp. 53–54.〕 and played for the football team as a defensive end.〔 He graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma in 1986,〔 and in 2011 was inducted into the university's Hall of Fame. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rex Ryan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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