Alright, let’s talk about trying to figure out Rex Ryan’s salary. It popped into my head the other day, you know, watching some football analysis show. I remembered him from his coaching days, always a big personality. So, I thought, wonder what he’s pulling in now?
First thing I did, obviously, was grab my laptop. Opened up my usual browser, went straight to the search bar. My first try was pretty basic, just typed in “Rex Ryan salary”. Hit enter.
Okay, so the results page came up. A whole mess of stuff, really. Lots of articles talking about his old coaching contracts with the Jets and the Bills. Figures thrown around there were pretty big, millions per year back then. But that’s old news, right? That wasn’t what I was looking for. I wanted to know about his current gig, the TV stuff.
Digging for the TV money
So, I refined my search a bit. Tried stuff like “Rex Ryan ESPN salary” or “Rex Ryan analyst salary”. That helped narrow it down, kinda. Got rid of some of the really old coaching contract articles.
But here’s the thing, finding exact numbers for TV personalities, especially analysts, it’s tricky. It’s not like looking up a CEO’s salary for a public company where they have to report some stuff. It’s much more private.
I clicked through a few different sports news sites, some gossip columns, even checked out places where people discuss sports media jobs. Lots of speculation, you know? People guessing. Some articles would mention “a lucrative deal” or “a multi-year contract” but no hard numbers. One site might throw out a number, maybe based on unnamed sources, but then another article would have a totally different figure or just say it’s unknown.
It felt like chasing shadows. You see hints, you see ranges mentioned occasionally in reports about sports media salaries in general, but nailing down Rex’s specific current pay? Tough nut to crack. You end up reading between the lines mostly.
After poking around for maybe 15-20 minutes, clicking link after link, reading different takes, I didn’t find a single, solid, verifiable number. My conclusion? He’s definitely making good money, you don’t get those high-profile gigs for peanuts. Probably well into six figures, maybe seven? But an exact figure, confirmed? Nah. Couldn’t find it. It’s one of those things kept pretty close to the chest, seems like. So, the end result of my digging was basically confirming it’s hard to find out for sure.
