INDIANAPOLIS -- Jets coach Todd Bowles scored a win even before the kickoff against the Colts Monday night -- all thanks to his favorite R&B soul singer Gladys Knight.
"I'm just now seeing all the amazing #ToddBowles posts. Hi Todd! Lol," Knight posted on Twitter Monday. "We might have to take a selfie when I get to NY next week @nyjets."
Bowles has made his love of Knight known on multiple occasions, first referencing the "Midnight Train to Georgia" singer on Sept. 11, two days before he made his head-coaching debut against the Cleveland Browns. Asked about his emotions heading into his first game as the leader of the Jets, Bowles said: "Same every day pretty much.