It looks like the Ryan brothers will ring in the new year on the unemployment line.
The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday that they’ve fired head coach Rex Ryan and assistant head coach Rob Ryan after being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with Sunday’s 34-31 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, who was promoted earlier this season after Buffalo fired former offensive coordinator Greg Roman, has been named the team’s interim head coach.
The Bills own a 7-8 record through 15 games. Rex Ryan, who spent the previous six seasons as head coach of the New York Jets before landing with Buffalo prior to the 2015 campaign, led the Bills to a 15-16 record in his two seasons with the team.
It’s now fair to wonder whether — maybe even assume that? — Rex Ryan’s days as an NFL head coach are over, as the Jets also struggled toward the end of his tenure with New York.
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