Rex Ryan defends dad against Duerson's charge

ESPN.com reports: New York Jets coach Rex Ryan labeled as "ridiculous" the claim by the late Dave Duerson that Ryan's father, Buddy, called the former Chicago Bears safety an offensive racial epithet.

"There isn't a prejudiced bone in our bodies or my dad's body," Ryan said, including twin brother and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. "That's why I know it's crazy."

Ryan told reporters at the NFL owners meetings in New Orleans that he never heard his father, the former Bears defensive coordinator, use racially offensive words.

"I've been around my dad a long time," Rex Ryan said, "and I never heard every conversation he ever had in his life, but I never heard him ever use language like that, a word like that. My dad loves his players, respected his players.

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Source: http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/03/espncom-reports-new-york-jets.html

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