Rex Ryan boasts he can ‘still motivate a team’ after Texans star Joe Mixon’s ‘bye week’ clap-back
NY Post
Rex Ryan put a cigar in his mouth when he should’ve been eating crow.
The ESPN analyst and could-be second-term Jets head coach apparently lit a fire under the Texans by saying last week that the Chargers had a “bye week” by facing the Texans in the AFC wild-card round.
Final score: Texans 32, Chargers 12.
The Texans taunted Ryan while smoking cigars in their locker room — as seen in social media videos — which gave Ryan a chance to have the last word Sunday during ESPN’s “NFL Countdown.”
“I can still motivate a team with the best of them, and things like that,” Ryan quipped, picking up his own cigar. “My goodness. Who had a worse day: Me or Justin Herbert? It’s probably right there.”
Herbert threw four interceptions, including a pick-six, for the Chargers.
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