Rex Ryan 'expects' Jets to interview him for head coach opening

Could Rex Ryan reunite with the New York Jets this offseason?

On Monday, the former Jets head coach told ESPN New York's "DiPietro & Rothenberg" show that he "expects to speak with the Jets" this offseason regarding their head coaching role.

The Jets fired previous head coach Robert Saleh after their Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London and a 2-3 start to the season. Jeff Ulbrich has served as the team's interim head coach in the weeks since. Regardless of the team's evaluation of his performance, it will have to conduct a new coaching search that includes minority candidates to comply with the NFL's Rooney Rule.

Ryan, 62, previously served as New York's head coach from 2009-2014 before moving on to coach the Buffalo Bills in 2015 and 2016. He has not coached in the NFL since his firing ahead of the Bills' 2016 regular-season finale.

Over the last eight years, the former NFL head coach has served as a TV analyst on several ESPN programs, including "Sunday NFL Countdown" and "Get Up."

Ryan is still the last coach to lead the Jets to the playoffs. New York advanced to the AFC championship game after both the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Ryan's first two years in charge.

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Rex Ryan coaching record

Ryan served as an NFL head coach for two different teams – the Jets and the Bills – over an eight-year span from 2009 to 2016. Here's how his coaching record looked over the years:

Jets years (2009-2014)

• 2009: 9-7; made playoffs, lost in AFC championship game

• 2010: 11-5; made playoffs, lost in AFC championship game

• 2011: 8-8; missed playoffs

• 2012: 6-10; missed playoffs

• 2013: 8-8; missed playoffs

• 2014: 4-12; missed playoffs

Overall record with Jets: 46-50 in the regular season; 4-2 in the playoffs

Bills years (2015-2016)

• 2015: 8-8; missed playoffs

• 2016: 7-8 (fired before Week 17); missed playoffs

Overall record with Bills: 15-16

In his eight years as an NFL head coach, Ryan holds a 61-66 record in the regular season and 4-2 record in the playoffs.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jets coaching rumors: Rex Ryan expects interview with team