Rex Ryan continues to show he isn't above having a little fun even while his 1-6 Jets team sings the blues. Ryan, who has already played "reporter" as a gag a couple of times, turned the tables once again.
On Wednesday, with a little help from the New York media, Ryan
duped an unwitting Sammy Watkins of the Bills with his Clark Kent routine during a conference call.
Watkins, the Bills' outstanding rookie receiver who will be facing the Jets Sunday, was doing the phone interview with Jets reporters just as Ryan came walking past the room where the call took place. Ryan was en route to his daily press conference.
A reporter motioned to Ryan that Watkins was on the call. Ryan, whose son, Seth, was a teammate of the NFL's No. 4 overall pick at Clemson University last year, gladly entered the room to begin the ruse.
"Sammy, I got a question," Ryan began. "How did you help Seth Ryan out? How'd he do out there? And if you could really help him, you wouldn't play this game. This sounds like Rex Ryan—I know it does—but this is a reporter."
There was a pause.
"How you doing, Sammy? You all right?" Ryan asked.
Suddenly there was stifled laughter from the reporters.
"Hey, how you doing?" a confused Watkins responded.
And that's how the interview ended.
You can hear Ryan "interviewing" Watkins below. Ryan jumps in at the 5:03 mark.
