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VIDEO: Rex Ryan Cursing At Fan Draws NFL’s Attention

Rex Ryan cursed at a fan walking through the tunnel at MetLife Stadium on Sunday night after the Jets lost to the Patriots. The league is investigating the matter.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 13: head coach Rex Ryan of the New York Jets looks on during their game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on November 13, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 13: head coach Rex Ryan of the New York Jets looks on during their game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on November 13, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 13: head coach Rex Ryan of the New York Jets looks on during their game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on November 13, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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The New York Jets were delivered a tough blow on Sunday Night Football when the New England Patriots walked out of MetLife Stadium with a 21-point victory and sole possession of first place in the AFC East. The Jets had plenty of reasons to be angry and their head coach, Rex Ryan, apparently was on the walk to the locker room.

After the game ended Ryan was walking through the tunnel into the locker room and a fan shouted something along the lines of, “Hey, Rex, Belichick is better than you!”

Ryan’s response: “Shut the f--k up!

Here’s the video evidence at about the 15-second mark:


For that, Ryan is probably going to hear from the league, if he hasn’t already. Several New York area media members have tweeted that the league is investigating the matter.

If this all sounds familiar, it should. Ryan was fined $50,000 by the NFL after a photo surfaced of him flipping the bird to fans at an MMA event a couple years ago. His words of choice back then were reportedly, “Go f--k yourselves!

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