Rex Ryan Gives Dolphins Fans the Finger

Well it appears that Rex Ryan's bravado has finally gotten the better of him.

The fiery Jets coach, flipped the bird to a group of Miami Dolphins fans when he was put on the jumbo-tron of a MMA event. Ryan was at the event, enjoying himself, until he was put on the TV, and vociferously booed by the Miami crowd. Ryan reacted by flipping his middle finger, a la Brian Cox style to some Dolphins fans who were giving him a hard time.

“It was stupid and inappropriate. I wouldn’t accept that type of behavior from one of the coaches or players and it’s unacceptable from me. I apologize to the Jets organization, the National Football League and NFL fans everywhere,” Ryan said in a statement released by the team. "I’d like to thank everybody here in Miami. I know they love me,” Ryan said

This is not the first time Ryan has butted heads with the Fish. Earlier in the year he got into a verbal spat with Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder during the off-season, in which Crowder challenged Ryan to a fight.

The Dolphins swept the Jets this year. The two rivals will have to wait until mid-April before they find out when they will clash again.

"Ryan could be subject to a fine by the league. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fined Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for his obscene gesture to fans in November. Adams extended both middle fingers in a game against the Bills" (Star Ledger).

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