# “Thrown Out the Window”: Former Jets HC Rex Ryan Fires Back at Nepotism Critics After Coaching Under 2x Super Bowl-Winning Father

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2 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 10, 2026, 9:44 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-thrown-out-the-window-former-jets-hc-rex-ryan-fires-back-at-nepotism-critics-after-coaching-under-two-x-super-bowl-winning-father/>

Rex Ryan has heard the same criticism for years: that his father, Buddy Ryan, made his career. Buddy Ryan won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach, and Rex worked under him early on. Since then, many have said that connection helped him get ahead. Now, years after leaving the Jets, Rex is responding to

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- Nov 10, 2026, 9:44 PM: [“Thrown Out the Window”: Former Jets HC Rex Ryan Fires Back at Nepotism Critics After Coaching Under 2x Super Bowl-Winning Father](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-thrown-out-the-window-former-jets-hc-rex-ryan-fires-back-at-nepotism-critics-after-coaching-under-two-x-super-bowl-winning-father/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  Rex Ryan has heard the same criticism for years: that his father, Buddy Ryan, made his career. Buddy Ryan won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach, and Rex worked under him early on. Since then, many have said that connection helped him get ahead. Now, years after leaving the Jets, Rex is responding to
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  The inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor spent 45 seasons with the team as a player or coach