ESPN NFL analyst Rex Ryan had a hilarious quote when reacting to the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel as their new head coach.

Former Jets coach Rex Ryan hilariously used the news of Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lobby for the Jets head coaching job on Sunday.

Mike Vrabel will be the new head coach for the Patriots, and Rex Ryan is hoping that they'll see each other twice a year.

Rex Ryan is hopeful to get the chance to face Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots in 2025 if he returns to the New York Jets. “Hey, man, hopefully, I get to kick this guy’s ass twice a year,” Ryan said on ESPN on Sunday when asked for his reaction to the Patriots hiring Vrabel. “... My team. Not me personally.

Former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan offered his reaction to the New England Patriots' decision to hire Mike Vrabel to replace Jerod Mayo.

The New England Patriots have apparently found their next head coach and the name is not a shocker, as it was reported Sunday morning that Mike Vrabel has agreed to take over the reins of a franchise where he spent eight years of his NFL playing career and won three Super Bowls.

While Rex Ryan’s current job is serving as a NFL analyst for ESPN, especially on Sunday NFL Countdown, he’s using that role to make it clear that he wants to be the head coach of the New York Jets. Ryan completed an initial interview with the Jets earlier this week,

Ryan has been campaigning for the Jets’ head coaching job since the team fired after Week 5. Most recently, he told Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg that he “absolutely” will get the job because he’s “the best guy” on their morning show on ESPN New York.

Rex Ryan has been very openly campaigning for the New York Jets to bring him back as their head coach, and the ESPN analyst made yet another pitch while

Rex Ryan is eager to return to an NFL sideline, especially if it’s a reunion with the New York Jets. So much so in fact, the ESPN NFL Countdown analyst couldn’t help but take a dig at new New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel when asked about the Sunday morning news of his hiring.

Rex Ryan got a seal of endorsement from his ESPN co-workers Mike Greenberg and Dan Orlovsky amid his Jets head coaching interview.

A member of Mike Tomlin's coaching staff in Pittsburgh is a candidate to become the head coach of the New York Jets.