The bottom officially dropped out for Rex in 2014. The Jets finished with their worst record during the Ryan era at 4-12, capped by a humiliating 48-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills in a game that was relocated to Detroit’s Ford Field due to a major winter storm that crippled the city of Buffalo.

The New York Jets’ next head coach reportedly will not be Rex Ryan. Ryan, 62, has been vocal about wanting a chance to return. He interviewed with the team last week, but it could be one-and-done in terms of those chats.

For months now, former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan thought he was a shoo-in to be hired as the team's next head coach. Why? Because he unabashedly