ESPN analyst Rex Ryan apologizes for 'turd' rant about Amari Cooper: 'I can't believe I said that'
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ESPN analyst Rex Ryan issued an on-air apology Friday, hours after the former NFL coach delivered a scathing rant in which he said the Dallas Cowboys overpaid for wide receiver Amari Cooper and added, "I wouldn't have paid this turd."
"I can't believe I said that and used that word. Obviously, it was a poor choice by me to say what I said about Amari," he said.
But Ryan didn't walk back his take about Cooper being overpaid.
"I don't doubt that this is an elite player," Ryan said. "He has those traits. But an elite receiver to me shows up on the road, he shows up against great corners and he shows up in crunch time, and those are three things that Amari Cooper has not done so far in his career."