http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7234366/nfl-looks-rex-ryan-words-fan-new-york-jets-fall
The NFL is currently investigating this video to determine if Jets head coach Rex Ryan will face a suspension or a fine. The Jets lost this past Sunday night to their division rival the New England Patriots. As you would expect Ryan was very upset about the loss and probably should have bit his tongue until he entered the locker room. As heard in the video above, a fan yells at Ryan saying the Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is better than him. Ryan obviously upset from the loss yells back, "Shut the f*** up!" Fans can be heard laughing but someone who is not going to be laughing is NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Since being named commission, Goodell has developed a reputation for cracking down on players, and coaches to act professionally on and off the field. Ryan has to start thinking before he talks. I like Rex a lot and I like his sense of humor, but he was out of line on this one.
There are two different ways to look at this:
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, it doesn't bother me. If a fan was egging him on, they kind of deserved it. That's Rex's personality and it was bound to come out, at some point.
But, Roger Goodell is going to feel differently because there are strategic things that he has done as commissioner to make this league a strong and profitable business, one of which is to clean up the image by levying fines and "keeping guys in line."
I expect a fine.
Truthfully, if I was working hard and people were purposely trying to upset me and bring me down, I'd react the same way. The last thing you want to hear when you lost, is someone's negativity.
ReplyDeleteThis though, is their career and everyone has to follow rules. But maybe a law should be enforced that asks fans to cool it down a little too.
What an amazing story. Think about how for years, for decades, this story never would have made it into print because only the handful of people around knew about it. But now, thanks to camera phones and Twitter, how many thousands (millions?) know about it? And of course, Rex is now out $75,000 as a result. Technology has changed a lot, most notably that public figures have to remember they are public figures all the time.
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