IRVING, Texas — In Rob Ryan’s world, there’s still no crying in football — only Lifetime movies.
The Cowboys defensive coordinator wasn’t happy with twin brother Rex yesterday for claiming Rob Ryan had cried tears this week over a season-ending injury to Pro Bowl linebacker Sean Lee, insisting the Jets coach was “full of [expletive].”
“I wasn’t crying actual tears,” Ryan said after opening his weekly press conference by jokingly wiping his eyes with a rag. “I save that for the movies I watch with my wife on Lifetime. You guys ever watch Lifetime? Geez, God almighty — don’t. Trust me.”
Rob Ryan was even more exasperated with his brother for the crying accusation after the TV cameras went elsewhere and he was walking off with a smaller group of reporters.
“The son of a [gun] lied about that [expletive],” Ryan said. “Those writers [in New York] are right — he is full of [expletive].”
Rob said Rex was mistaken about what he heard during their phone conversation after the extent of Lee’s injury was discovered.
“He’s beautiful, [and] was I [complaining] to him? Sure. I mean, we’ve had so many damn injuries, of course I was [complaining] to my twin brother,” Ryan said.
“We’ve only had, like, two guys not get hurt this year on defense, which is crazy. “[Rex] did talk me off the plank, but football hardens you. Injuries are part of it, and I know that. It’s the worst part of the game. That’s just the way it is. We’re going through a lot of injuries, but we have to keep going.”