Rex's cold feet over 'Knocks' is nothing new

Rex's cold feet over 'Knocks' is nothing new

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Rex Ryan says in March that doing 'Hard Knocks' was good for the Jets in 2010, but expressed hesitation about making a repeat performance on the HBO show.

Rex Ryans reluctance to do Hard Knocks is nothing new.

Despite a report Wednesday that Ryan is standing in the way of the Jets making a return engagement to the HBO training camp series, the mouthy coach expressed his hesitation at the league meetings in March.

Ryan, whose salty language became a national sensation during Gang Greens 2010 appearance on the show, said at the meetings in Orlan do an encore performance may not be a good idea.

At that time (2010), I thought Hard Knocks was good for us. We had nothing to hide, said Ryan. We were going to be ourselves, and I think it portrayed us pretty good. I don't know about all that right now.

Owner Woody Johnson, who grabbed headlines with the acquisition of Tim Tebow, has expressed interest in having his team the focus of a national show again.

On April 2, Johnson at a league event said the Jets hadnt been asked to be on the show, but when we do, we will take a look at it.

An HBO spokesman told the News Wednesday that no team has been approached about being featured this year.

Its early in the process, he said.