Wilson: Ryan not ashamed of crying in front of team

Big, bad, blustering New York Jets coach Rex Ryan isn't ashamed to cry.

And he hasn't lost his trademark sense of humor.

So, Ryan brought along a prop to his daily press conference today: a box of tissues.

"I've got a new sponsor," Ryan said. "The Jets have Toyota and I've got Kleenex, for obvious reasons."

Ryan was cracking jokes after it became public information that he bawled in front of his struggling team during a meeting Monday.

"Everything's out and sometimes you say things to your team and you don't realize that everybody will find out," Ryan said. "That's fine and dandy. One thing I'll say is I'll be true to myself. I'm man enough to be me."

Ryan cried in front of the Baltimore media once when he was a Ravens assistant coach

He broke into tears during defensive end Michael McCrary's retirement press conference and was so choke up he was unable to talk.

Ryan truly does wear his emotions on his sleeve.

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