I’ve been looking for the motivation to go on a diet and I think I’ve just found it. Rex Ryan is attributing some of the Jets’ mercurial playoff success to a lucky pizza stain on his favorite coaching sweatshirt.
TIM TEBOW: “Is the stain in the shape of Jesus?”
ME: “No. Settle down, Tim.”
Ryan’s love for his greasy sweatshirt comes on the heels of his admission that he packs away an average of 7,000 calories a day, which is normal food consumption, if you’re a manatee. Or four of his players.
From the New York Daily News:
When the Jets started their current four-game winning streak back on Dec. 27, coaches and several players developed several routines and habits — some of them lacking in hygiene — that have not changed since.
Ryan apparently may be the most superstitious of all, as he pointed to a round stain on his blue New York Titans hooded jacket during a press conference this week when asked about his superstitions. Defensive coordinator and longtime friend Mike Pettine said he thinks it’s “pizza grease” that has been there for a long time and that Ryan has left it there with a purpose.
On a side note: Is there a less charismatic speaker than Michael Bloomberg? It’s hard to imagine who that would be.
“There’s a ton of them,” Ryan said of his superstitions and possibly stained clothes. “I have a whole bunch of them. We’re not superstitious, but we’re not dumb, either. We’re not taking any chances. I haven’t had a haircut for several weeks and I’ve got three more to go.”
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Rex Ryan’s pizza stain leads New York Jets’ superstitions [New York Daily News]
Rex Ryan eats 7,000 calories a day — so can you [Asylum]
