Rex Ryan jumps from plane at air show with U.S. Army's 'Golden Knights' parachutists
"I like living," explained gregarious Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan as his reason for joining the U.S. Army's "Golden Knights" parachute team on Friday to kick off the 2015 Thunder of Niagara Airshow in upstate New York.
There may be a Jets/planes joke in here somewhere but I'll stop short of making one.
Now let's take a look at the action with Ryan, who received a custom-fit suit for the tandem parachute dive.
Rex Ryan is preparing to tandem jump with the US Army Parachute Team pic.twitter.com/L9s8PY6Nkd
— Army Golden Knights (@ArmyGK) July 17, 2015
Q: What made you want to jump from the plane today? Rex: "I like living." pic.twitter.com/skFKpEwa9s
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
This plane will carry Rex 12,500 feet up, then he'll free fall for 60 seconds. Rex: "Pretty much my normal morning." pic.twitter.com/i7SZdPET2x
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
And with that, he's off! pic.twitter.com/l6Tg8nyJZo
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
Precious cargo. Rex is locked in and on his way up.? pic.twitter.com/EGQECXGgYg
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
REX HAS LANDED! pic.twitter.com/t95m5GzFyg
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
A different kind of touchdown. ? pic.twitter.com/Pd4cnDfhpG
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
"That was awesome. I'm ready to go again." pic.twitter.com/Rdr0LGdYcX
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
I'd call Ryan one-of-a-kind but his twin brother and fellow NFL coach Rob Ryan is similarly a lighthearted, festival-going thrill-seeker.
Rex is ready. ✈️ (And yes, his shirt says: Don't hate me because I'm a little cooler. #RexSwag) pic.twitter.com/ihku0zFXcl
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) July 17, 2015
Here's some more of what Ryan had to say, from the Associated Press:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
