At a time when Rex Ryan hopes to become the head coach of the NYJ (again), his fraternal twin has taken a job at USC.

He becomes the fifth NFL head coach to have a playing history with his current team, after Mike Vrabel (New England Patriots), Jim Harbaugh (Los Angeles Chargers), DeMeco Ryans (Houston Texans) and Dan Campbell, his most recent boss in Detroit.

USC is hiring longtime NFL assistant Rob Ryan as its linebackers coach, the program announced Saturday. Ryan, 62, will also hold the title of assistant head coach for defense as the Trojans enter their second season in the Big Ten needing to make more defensive strides under fourth-year head coach Lincoln Riley.

Rex Ryan, Steve Spagnuolo, Jeff Ulbrich and Mike Vrabel for the job. Vrabel has since been hired by New England as its coach. Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley are also expected to ...

Rex Ryan made a bizarre reference to ... between Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. Ryan, a former head coach of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills, has owned his foot fetish after ...

It would be a role reversal from 2009 through 2011, when Schottenheimer served as offensive coordinator with the Jets under Ryan. The pairing worked. They ended up in back-to-back AFC Championships with Schottenheimer running the offense and Ryan running the show.

The USC Trojans have hired veteran NFL coach Rob Ryan as the team’s assistant head coach for defense/linebackers, head coach Lincoln Riley announced Saturday. Ryan, the twin brother of former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan,

Since, he has coached the linebackers on multiple Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots ... s staff and scheme. Ryan first crossed paths with Lynn under brother Rex’s staff with the Buffalo ...

New York needed a strong-willed coach who won’t be shaken on the big stage. With his run in Detroit and a connection to the Jets, he checked all the boxes.

Mike Vrabel and Aaron Glenn being hired by their old teams for head coaching jobs show the rivalry in the AFC East is only going to get better.

Host Eric Allen is joined by Bart Scott and Leger Douzable for instant reaction to the hiring of Aaron Glenn as the organization's next head coach.

The New England Patriots, through the course of their dynasty, lost games in the playoffs all the time. Despite the 20 straight years of contention, the Pats dr