Buffalo Rumblings · Jul 3, 2015
Over or under: 2.5 former Jets making Rex Ryan's first Bills team
Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsNepotism is alive and well at One Bills Drive.
With the Buffalo Bills' recent signing of tackle Wayne Hunter, former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan has signed a fifth player from his former team - and all of them play offense. The list includes receiver Percy Harvin, fullback John Conner, tight end Matthew Mulligan, quarterback Chris Simms, and Hunter.
It isn't an uncommon practice for coaches to sign their former players, as they tend to sign players that fit their particular system, buy in to their philosophy, or help implement a particular offensive or defensive scheme; it is obvious that Ryan has developed trust with these particular players.
