Former NFL coach Rex Ryan finds himself playing footsie with the law after turning himself in for allegedly running over two pedestrians’ feet last week in Nashville.
Ryan, who currently works for ESPN as an analyst on its Sunday NFL pregame show, turned himself in to Metro Nashville police Wednesday morning on misdemeanor charges. Police say he was turning his truck at Fourth Avenue and Broadway in downtown Nashville when he ran over the pedestrians’ feet.
Authorities say the pedestrians were crossing Broadway with a walk sign when the 63-year-old’s truck hit them, causing minor injuries. The pedestrians caught up to the truck at the next red light and waved down the driver, who got out to argue with them before driving off, according to police.
Police said the pedestrians were able to take pictures of the driver and the truck’s license plate. The truck was registered to Ryan.
Ryan is charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information/render aid, and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal. His bond was set at $6,000, but he qualified for pretrial release, according to the Associated Press. He is scheduled to appear in court next month.
Ryan coached the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets, leading the Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship games. He had a 61-66 regular-season record as a head coach and was 4-2 in the playoffs. He hasn’t coached since 2016, when the Bills fired him.
He has since become a familiar face on ESPN.
“We are aware and are in touch with Rex,” ESPN Communications said in a statement Wednesday.
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