ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan told the New York Postthis week that he had his lap band surgically removed in solidarity with his twin brother, Rob, who required his lap band to be removed after complications with the device.
Rex Ryan confirmed the procedure Tuesday but gave an alternative, joking explanation for why he did it.
"I did it a long time ago, so I'm not going to get into those things," Ryan said. "But as somebody pointed out, several times, we won more games when I was heavier, so I'll do anything for the squad."
Rex Ryan, right, says he had his lap band removed in solidarity with his twin brother Rob, left, who had to have the device removed due to complications. Nils ERicson for ESPNRex Ryan told ESPN last month that he has gained 30 pounds since he hired Rob to his coaching staff as assistant head coach/defense in January.
Ryan told the Post in 2012 that he had lost more than 100 pounds after undergoing surgery to have a lap band inserted in 2010. Ryan weighed 348 pounds in January 2010 before deciding to have the weight loss surgery.
The Ryan brothers are by far my favorite brother duo in all of professional sports, and maybe in life. The ultimate sign of brotherly bond and blood is to let one's self go in honor of the other. The fact of the matter is, Rex Ryan NEEDS to become fat again, yesterday. How many times has skinny Rex had a successful team? The answer would be none. The man took Mark Sanchez to two AFC Conference Championships while weighing a svelte 348 pounds. A coincidence? I think not. What group of grown ass men are going to respect their head coach walking in on him studying film and eating a salad? Hell no! Insert Rob, I imagine the two of them have the same hunger pangs like pregnant chicks, their twin powers unite when they are together and Rex simply could not resisit the urge to get fat with his brother like the good old days. This guy is making a choice to save his career and save his brother from fruits and vegetables. The only "complication" Rob had with the lap band is that it wouldn't allow him to eat four whoppers in one sitting for the casual snack. Rob is forever endowed to his brother for bringing his career back to life after what assuredly would have been his last stop in New Orleans. He is even more endowed now that he doesn't have to get healthy because of Rex's selflessness. The power of twinning is crazy, these guys are either going to sink or swim and they are going to do it together, while eating and eating and eating some more. I think Rex finally realized the boys will rally around a guy who gives them impassioned speaches such as this:
Rex Ryan confirmed the procedure Tuesday but gave an alternative, joking explanation for why he did it.
"I did it a long time ago, so I'm not going to get into those things," Ryan said. "But as somebody pointed out, several times, we won more games when I was heavier, so I'll do anything for the squad."
Rex Ryan, right, says he had his lap band removed in solidarity with his twin brother Rob, left, who had to have the device removed due to complications. Nils ERicson for ESPNRex Ryan told ESPN last month that he has gained 30 pounds since he hired Rob to his coaching staff as assistant head coach/defense in January.
Ryan told the Post in 2012 that he had lost more than 100 pounds after undergoing surgery to have a lap band inserted in 2010. Ryan weighed 348 pounds in January 2010 before deciding to have the weight loss surgery.
The Ryan brothers are by far my favorite brother duo in all of professional sports, and maybe in life. The ultimate sign of brotherly bond and blood is to let one's self go in honor of the other. The fact of the matter is, Rex Ryan NEEDS to become fat again, yesterday. How many times has skinny Rex had a successful team? The answer would be none. The man took Mark Sanchez to two AFC Conference Championships while weighing a svelte 348 pounds. A coincidence? I think not. What group of grown ass men are going to respect their head coach walking in on him studying film and eating a salad? Hell no! Insert Rob, I imagine the two of them have the same hunger pangs like pregnant chicks, their twin powers unite when they are together and Rex simply could not resisit the urge to get fat with his brother like the good old days. This guy is making a choice to save his career and save his brother from fruits and vegetables. The only "complication" Rob had with the lap band is that it wouldn't allow him to eat four whoppers in one sitting for the casual snack. Rob is forever endowed to his brother for bringing his career back to life after what assuredly would have been his last stop in New Orleans. He is even more endowed now that he doesn't have to get healthy because of Rex's selflessness. The power of twinning is crazy, these guys are either going to sink or swim and they are going to do it together, while eating and eating and eating some more. I think Rex finally realized the boys will rally around a guy who gives them impassioned speaches such as this:
How much more powerful can a speech be? Are you telling me you wouldn't run through a brick wall for this guy?! Well that speech doesn't hold water if the man giving it is a dainty 230 pounds eating some organic bullshit and sipping on La Croix. I want passionate snack Rex back and I want Rob up there next to him eating and drinking a beer. The Ryan brothers are real men, now let's go watch them turn this ship around!