This is totally awesome.
Hours after the Buffalo Bills announced the hiring of Rex Ryan with a “Welcome Rex” pizza at their facility, the team’s new coach headed around the corner for a beer with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.
Ryan has been embraced by Kelly, and thats a good thing.
“I am very excited about the hiring of Rex Ryan not only because of his coaching ability but also because of how he works with players and how players work for and respect him,” Kelly said in a statement posted to his wife’s Instagram page Tuesday. “He now has very talented players to go with the enthusiasm he brings to the locker room.”
“I’m looking forward to seeing what he does on the offensive side of the ball,” Kelly said in the statement. “I’m also excited about Rex Ryan’s determination to bring winning football back to the RALPH, to the amazing Bills fans and to the great city and people of Buffalo! GO BILLS!”
Kelly’s wife, Jill, also shared a snapshot from the Big Tree Inn meeting via social media:
A photo posted by Jill Kelly (@jillmkelly) on