Sheldon Richardson calls Rex Ryan to Buffalo ‘hilarious’

By Cory Buck | Jan 26, 2015

January 23, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; New York Jets players Team Irvin defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson (91) and center Nick Mangold (74) during photo day at The Arizona Biltmore. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

New York Jets lineman Sheldon Richardson called Rex Ryan being hired by the Buffalo Bills ‘hilarious’ and expressed excitement to face his old coach twice.

Say this for Sheldon Richardson. Say he’s a company man first and foremost. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle of the New York Jets has never been shy about expressing his opinion. So it should come as no surprise that the same guy who tearfully defended his coach after the Jets got steamrolled by the Buffalo Bills is now laughing at the idea of said coach now standing at the helm of those same Bills this offseason. In fact, Richardson took it another step further, noting he was excited to play against Rex Ryan twice this season.

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“That’s hilarious,” Richardson told the New York Post when asked about the Buffalo Bills hiring Rex Ryan. “And to be able to face him two times a year? I can’t wait.”

So it goes with one of the most outspoken defensive players in the league. It pretty much doesn’t matter what’s happening or where, Sheldon Richardson will probably have something to say. When Jets fans were derisively calling out their team for being awful in 2014, Richardson was on the case. When Rex Ryan needed defending, Richardson was there.

And now that Rex Ryan is a part of the enemy, Sheldon Richardson is back and ready for more quotes with former Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles standing at the helm now.

Of course wanting a matchup with his old coach doesn’t currently bode well for Richardson and the Jets. Buffalo waxed New York in two games in 2014 by a combined score of 81-26. The Jets defense was left out to dry for most of 2014 thanks to quarterback play that can generously be described as shaky.

Expect Richardson and his crew to do their part, but if he wants to get back at his old coach, the Jets are going to need an offense that can produce a little more against a Buffalo defense that led the league in sacks and pretty much steamrolled the Jets as a result in 2014.

Unless the Jets can stop being the team that shows up in half the sack reels in that video, Richardson probably isn’t going to find his next matchup against Buffalo to be that hilarious. New York has a long offseason in front it though and a new offseason with which to move forward and get out of the AFC East basement.

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