Say this for Rex Ryan: when the man joins a team, he goes all in on loyalty.
Over Super Bowl weekend in Arizona, Ryan, the former Jets head coach now in charge of the Buffalo Bills, had his infamous tattoo redone in his new team's colors. In case you don't keep up with the family Ryan, Rex sports a tattoo of his wife wearing nothing but a football jersey. While Rex coached the Jets, the jersey was Jets green, but what to do after New York ditched him? The answer: pay $80 to get the whole thing inked over in Bills blue.
The tattoo first came to light a couple years ago with this infamous New York Daily News headline "Kinky Inky." The tattoo drew as much notice for the fact that Ryan's wife was wearing Mark Sanchez's number as for the jersey itself. (Also: this is New York. The thirst for tabloid news about anyone and everyone is insatiable.)
At the time, we asked, "What if Ryan does get fired? Does he just ink his new team's colors over this one? He'd better hope his new QB is No. 6 or 8." The answer is yes, obviously, and as for the number, Ryan simply inked over that altogether. Probably a good idea, since the Bills only have one QB on their roster at the moment, and EJ Manuel's number is 3.
Other tidbits from the Wall Street Journal article: Ryan got rid of all his infamous black sweater vests, his own personal uniform on the sideline of Jets games. Michelle donated them all to a local Salvation Army in New Jersey, which means there are now Jets fans wearing Rex Ryan authentic sweater vests without even knowing it.
“The girl’s not changing,” Ryan said. “I’ve been married 28 years.” Of course, should Ryan switch teams a few more times, that tattoo could start to look a little ragged. But that's a problem for later. For now, let us never speak of Rex Ryan's tattoo again.
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