Your Feet are Safe Now ... Rex Ryan lands new gig with ESPN

Well it didn't take long for Rex Ryan to land a new job. This one isn't in the NFL. The verbose entertaining coach has finally found his true calling: television.


Ryan as reportedly signed a multi-year deal with ESPN. For the first time in eight years, Ryan will not be roaming the sideline as a coach. Maybe even more impressive, Ryan won't be coaching football in an important role since 1987 when he was defensive ends coach at Eastern Kentucky. He will definitely get the itch to coach once training camp starts.


ESPN is currently rumored to be cutting costs - and talent - to help their bottom line. It's doubtful Ryan came cheap. Ryan will supposedly work on "Sunday NFL Countdown" where ESPN already has players Randy Moss, Charles Woodson, and Matt Hasselback. This will be the first year where Chris Berman will not be full-time host.


There's a few ways to look at this move. Ryan could need a break. He's been coaching forever, and he's a very successful defensive mind, just not a great head coach. Television could recharge Ryan.


It could also serve as great marketing tool. A lot of coaches go to television and it only makes them a hotter coaching prospect. Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden are named in almost every head coaching search. Cowher's name in rumors has cooled down, but Gruden still happens every year. It only takes one coach to watch ESPN and say they'd love to take a chance on Ryan.


One thing is obvious, Ryan doesn't like going without work. He could have taken this year off, but he's back to work. ESPN just landed a big free agency signing.

Yea he was made for TV. How long before he gets canned for some controversial remark?

Roger has a new source to leak fake news about the Patriots to

Way better at talking than coaching and much more verbose than intelligent; the perfect TV guy.

The Bills were damn smart to put Offset language in his contract that included Broadcasting. Never heard of that before. If Rexy is all in as a broadcaster, and doesn't try to protect his future NFL Coaching prospects, he can be an outstanding Broadcaster.

[h=1]Rex Ryan likely will be working for free at ESPN[/h]Posted by Mike Florio on March 20, 2017, 11:31 AM EDT

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So how much will former Jets and Bills coach Rex Ryan make over the next three years as an employee of ESPN? Probably not a dime.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Ryan’s contract with the Bills has offset language that applies not only to other coaching jobs but also to broadcasting jobs. Thus, with $5.5 million due to Ryan for each of the next three years, the biggest winners in light of Ryan’s employment at ESPN are owners Terry and Kim Pegula, who will be getting credit for every dollar Ryan earns at ESPN, up to $5.5 million per year.
It’s possible that ESPN will be paying Ryan even more than $5.5 million per year. But that would be a surprise, especially in light of the ongoing financial issues at ESPN that likely will be sparking widespread job reductions for on-air talent soon. Even if that were to happen, Ryan would be losing up to $5.5 million per year for every dollar he gains from ESPN.
Of course, Ryan benefits in ways other than financial from his new job at ESPN. By establishing his TV chops, Ryan lays the foundation to make even more money beyond 2019, when his buyout expires. By remaining in the public eye, he possibly positions himself for other coaching jobs.