Rex Ryan Keeps Wife, Changes Tattoos

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Pro football coach Rex Ryan recently faced an identity crisis. Last month, he became top banana of the Buffalo Bills. The problem was that Mr. Ryan's body included a tattoo of Mrs. Ryan wearing the uniform of a quarterback who once played for the team Ryan formerly coached. Rex and his brain trust quickly concluded that fans in Buffalo and western New York would not be enchanted if he sported a tattoo featuring their downstate rival.

The quick-thinking Mr. Ryan decided that a visit to a tattoo parlor near the site of this year's Super Bowl game was just the place to set matters straight. According to a Wall Street Journal report summarized in nj.com, Ryan changed the tattoo from New York Jet green to Buffalo Bills blue. He kept the missus on his skin, while the quarterback...well, let's just say his contract was not renewed.

Tebow vs. New York's Lions

Tim Tebow, one of the NFL's more fascinating players, was recently traded from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets. The Gotham franchise is an unlikely stop for the devoutly Christian quarterback. Sin City and its environs are possibly the least Christian metro area in the United States. The Jets are a team with far more flagrantly flamboyant sinners than saints, along with the area's ample opportunities for the realization of temptation. New York fans will mercilessly scrutinize Tebow's flaws as a player, and the local media will amplify that angle. At first glance, Tebow's new situation hardly seems promising.

However, this was a player who dealt with John Elway's boorish behavior toward him in Denver. He managed skepticism about his talent with the best possible statement: winning. Tebow led a run-only team to a playoff berth and first-round victory. What more could he do?

Tebow in New York is like sending a Christian to Rome. The lions await, but Tebow has overcome many odds before this venture, and I would not sell him short.