Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan surrendered to Nashville police on Wednesday morning following an incident on November 5 in which he allegedly struck two pedestrians with his pickup truck.
The pedestrians were crossing Broadway and 4th Avenue with a walk signal shortly before midnight when Ryan, 63, allegedly turned right from 4th Avenue and ran over both victims' feet, also making contact with one individual's leg.
According to the police report, the vehicle continued driving after the collision but stopped at a red light at Broadway and Representative John Lewis Way. The pedestrians waved Ryan down, and he reportedly stepped out of his truck to argue with them before driving away. They photographed the truck and its license plate, which was registered to Ryan.
Ryan was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information or render aid, and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control device. His bond was set at $6,000 by a judicial commissioner.
Ryan last coached in the NFL in 2016 as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. He began his NFL career in 1994 as a defensive line and linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals, later spending the bulk of his career with the Baltimore Ravens, where he was part of the Super Bowl XXXV championship staff. He served as head coach of the New York Jets from 2009 to 2014 and the Buffalo Bills from 2015 to 2016, compiling a 65-68 regular-season record and a 4-2 playoff record.
