And his thoughtful opinions on six other topics.
Super Bowl XXLVIII will be played at the home stadium of the New York Jets, but Jets head coach Rex Ryan said he won't be anywhere near the site Sunday. "I’ll watch it like anybody else. I won’t go there," he said.
But Ryan still has hosting duties with the big event in town — he was part of the same "Embrace the Cold" promotion that Chad Johnson took part in Thursday. During a brief swing through the crowds of Times Square on Friday, he spent a few minutes with BuzzFeed riffing on a few things. Because if there's one thing Ryan is as good at as coaching football, it's talking.
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1. He thinks twin brother Rob Ryan, defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints, needs a trim.
"Sometimes you’ve got to understand, whether you want to be it or not, you are the face of the franchise. Quite honestly, they don’t want that look. So yeah, I encourage him to get a haircut. I know my brother — he’d go bald if he got a head coaching job. He’d do whatever it takes. I just think it’s a matter of time before he gets his opportunity. I mean, you can coach the Raiders with a patch over your eye or whatever. Other than that, you’re better off getting a haircut."
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