The New York Jets are on the verge of making the playoffs, but the focus once again is off the field as coach Rex Ryan is being asked whether his wife, Michelle, posted foot-fetish videos on the Internet. In a conference call with Chicago reporters and at his news conference later Wednesday leading up to Sunday's big game with the Bears, Ryan didn't deny a Deadspin.
At his news conference, he was asked repeatedly about the videos and said many times: "It's a personal matter. Ryan was asked if the incident was taking away from his team's preparation this week. The Jets just need to beat Chicago to make the playoffs.
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We're I think we're playing pretty well. When asked point blank if he and his wife had made the videos, Ryan would not say one way or another. A still photograph from one of the video clips was splashed across the front of the New York Daily News and showed a woman with her feet hanging out of an SUV. She is approached by someone who is not on camera and he tells her that she has "really beautiful feet. The other videos show the woman sitting on a couch, having a drink, reading a book and sitting on a porch and rubbing her feet.
Johnson, the Jets owner, is scheduled to address the media Thursday, but it had been previously scheduled so he could talk about the suspension of Sal Alosi for tripping a Dolphins player.
Darrelle Revis told reporters that Ryan addressed the situation in the Friday morning team meeting. Right now, we need to focus on Chicago," Revis said.
