ESPN analyst and ex-NFL coach Rex Ryan celebrated the Fourth of July with two former co-workers – but drew snickers for his NSFW and punny t-shirt.
Ryan was joined by a pair of former on-air personalities at the ‘Worldwide Leader’: Sage Steele and Sam Ponder.
Steele and Ponder, both of whom have been critical of their former employer in the past and have since expressed their more conservative political views not in line with the company, were seen flanking Ryan standing on a lakeside dock.
But what attracted attention was Ryan’s red t-shirt featuring a patriotic looking firework with the caption: ‘Just here to bang’.
Steele shared the photo to her X account, finding the fun in the suggestive phrase on Ryan’s shirt.
‘If Rex Ryan’s t-shirt doesn’t make your day like it made mine (and @samponder) not sure what will. Happy belated 4th of July!,’ Steele captioned the post.
Former New York Jets coach went viral for his tongue-in-cheek 4th of July t-shirt
Ryan posed with former colleagues Sage Steele (L) and Sam Ponder (R) in his funny NSFW shirt
Plenty of fans and even some others who work in sports reacted to the photo.
Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin quote tweeted the photo with a facepalm emoji.
‘Gotta be the most American shirt ive seen in years,’ said one user on the site.
Another remarked, ‘I love that conservative women have a sense of humor. Also I need this shirt.’
Ryan had been linked with a return to coaching at the end of last season – including a potential reunion with his former team, the New York Jets.
But after the Jets hired former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Ryan hadn’t been linked with a move to another team.
