Rex Ryan is taking his TV career in an unexpected new direction.
On Wednesday, the former New York Jets head coach was announced as one of the participants on the new season of “The Amazing Race.” Ryan was revealed in a promotional video for the 34th season of the CBS show.
Ryan will be teamed with partner Tim Mann, who is Ryan’s friend and golf buddy, according to TMZ Sports. The two will travel around the world to compete in challenges, with the winning team receiving $1 million.
CBS knows what it is doing here, since Ryan tends to be television gold. The former Jets head coach has recently been a part of ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” and appears on the network’s various other programs as well. Whether those duties are interrupted by his detour into reality TV is unknown at this point.
Ryan went 61-66 in eight seasons as an NFL head coach with the Jets and Buffalo Bills.
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