Ryan signs deal with ESPN for Super Bowl

Football fans will be seeing a lot more of Rex Ryan’s face on their TVs.

The former Jets and Buffalo Bills coach will join ESPN’s “NFL Sunday Countdown” show on Super Bowl Sunday, according to Sports Business Journal.

Ryan only has agreed to be an on-air analyst for the network on Feb. 5, when the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons square off in Super Bowl LI. But ESPN is a “front-runner” to ink the bombastic Ryan to a longer deal “if he’s unable to find a coaching job he likes,” according to SBJ.

Ryan was fired by Jets owner Woody Johnson in December 2014, then signed a five-year deal to become the new coach of the Buffalo Bills a few weeks later. But the Bills’ front office pulled the plug on the Ryan era after two mediocre seasons.

He was fired days before the Jets-Bills season finale at MetLife Stadium and was replaced by offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn. The Bills hired Sean McDermott as their new coach earlier this month.

Ryan, who went 15-16 in Buffalo, is 61-66 in his headcoaching career. But the gregarious and outspoken defensive mind didn’t have trouble fielding offers for a new gig. Four sports TV networks — ESPN, CBS, Fox and NFL Network — reached out “almost immediately” to persuade Ryan to join the TV world, SBJ reported.

“Rex is a great personality and has a unique perspective,” ESPN senior coordinating producer Seth Markman told SBJ. “He knows the Patriots really well. He’s raring to go.”

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