FILE - In this May 2, 2009, file photo, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan reacts as he talks to the media at the rookie football minicamp in Florham Park, N.J. The New York Jets' loquacious rookie coach has no trouble speaking his mind. Reading and writing, though, have made Ryan cringe since grade school. That's the effect dyslexia can have, even on the most confident of NFL coaches. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this May 2, 2009, file photo, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan reacts as he talks to the media at the rookie football minicamp in Florham Park, N.J. The New York Jets' loquacious rookie coach has no trouble speaking his mind. Reading and writing, though, have made Ryan cringe since grade school. That's the effect dyslexia can have, even on the most confident of NFL coaches.

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