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Rex Ryan’s current employer is “aware” of his Wednesday trip to a Nashville jail.
Just minutes after law enforcement announced that Ryan had been taken into custody following allegations he ran over pedestrians’ feet while driving on Broadway in Tennessee earlier this month, ESPN told Front Office Sports, “We are aware and are in touch with Rex.”
The media giant, which has employed Ryan for most of the last decade, did not offer any further comment.
Ryan will occassionally cracks feet jokes on the air, referencing his foot fetish that became front page news when a video of his wife was discovered online when he was Jets coach.
It is unlikely ESPN will find this situation humorous.
Ryan appeared on ESPN’s NFL programming over the weekend following the arrest. It’s unclear when the network became aware of the incident.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Wednesday that Ryan turned himself in to authorities after he was hit with charges of leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information/render aid and failure to obey a traffic control signal over a Nov. 5 incident.
Ryan allegedly struck two individuals with his pickup truck just before midnight as they were crossing Broadway with a walk sign, according to authorities.
Ryan allegedly did not stop until he got to a red light later down the road.
The alleged victims said Ryan then “stepped out of the truck to argue with them, got back in and drove away.”
Ryan’s bond was set at $6,000, and jail records show he was released from custody shortly after he was booked Wednesday morning.
Ryan, who coached the Jets from 2009-14, joined ESPN in 2017, just after he was fired from his role as the Bills’ sideline manager.
He’s made waves continuously for the network over the years, including on Nov. 1 when he blasted Raiders star Ashton Jeanty for controversial remarks the running back made about the Jets’ defense.
