Rex Ryan
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Rex Ryan is an outspoken former NFL head coach best known for leading the New York Jets to consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and for his fiery personality and defensive expertise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rex Ryan canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2514598 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rex Ryan Context triple: [New England Patriots–New York Jets rivalry, notableCoachInRivalry, Rex Ryan]
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A.
Todd Bowles
Todd Bowles is an American football coach and former NFL defensive back best known as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and previously the New York Jets.
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B.
Steve Spagnuolo
Steve Spagnuolo is an American football coach best known as a defensive mastermind in the NFL, including coordinating multiple Super Bowl–winning defenses.
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C.
Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott is an American football coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bills back to consistent playoff contention in the NFL.
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D.
Rex Ryan era
The Rex Ryan era refers to the period when outspoken defensive specialist Rex Ryan served as head coach of the New York Jets, highlighted by dominant defenses and consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances in the early 2010s.
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E.
Jack Daboll
Jack Daboll is a member of the Daboll family, related to NFL head coach Brian Daboll.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rex Ryan Target entity description: Rex Ryan is an outspoken former NFL head coach best known for leading the New York Jets to consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and for his fiery personality and defensive expertise.
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A.
Todd Bowles
Todd Bowles is an American football coach and former NFL defensive back best known as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and previously the New York Jets.
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B.
Steve Spagnuolo
Steve Spagnuolo is an American football coach best known as a defensive mastermind in the NFL, including coordinating multiple Super Bowl–winning defenses.
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C.
Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott is an American football coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bills back to consistent playoff contention in the NFL.
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D.
Rex Ryan era
The Rex Ryan era refers to the period when outspoken defensive specialist Rex Ryan served as head coach of the New York Jets, highlighted by dominant defenses and consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances in the early 2010s.
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E.
Jack Daboll
Jack Daboll is a member of the Daboll family, related to NFL head coach Brian Daboll.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ |
| authorOf | Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World’s Most Beautiful Game ⓘ |
| coachOf | Baltimore Ravens ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-12-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Eastern Kentucky University ⓘ |
| employer | ESPN ⓘ |
| endTime |
2008 (defensive coordinator, Baltimore Ravens)
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2014 (head coach of New York Jets) ⓘ 2016 (head coach of Buffalo Bills) ⓘ |
| familyName | Ryan ⓘ |
| father | Buddy Ryan ⓘ |
| givenName | Rex ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Payton Ryan
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Seth Ryan ⓘ |
| hasSignature | Rex Ryan’s 3–4 attacking defense ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Buffalo Bills
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New York Jets ⓘ |
| headCoachRecordWithBuffaloBills | 15–16 (regular season) ⓘ |
| headCoachRecordWithNewYorkJets | 46–50 (regular season) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive defensive schemes
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defensive expertise ⓘ outspoken personality ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
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linked to:
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
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| notableRelative |
Buddy Ryan
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Rob Ryan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leading New York Jets to AFC Championship Game in 2009 season
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leading New York Jets to AFC Championship Game in 2010 season ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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NFL analyst ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States
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linked to:
Ardmore, Oklahoma
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| positionPlayed | defensive end ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role | defensive coordinator for Baltimore Ravens ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Rob Ryan ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Michelle Ryan ⓘ |
| startTime |
2005 (defensive coordinator, Baltimore Ravens)
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2009 (head coach of New York Jets) ⓘ 2015 (head coach of Buffalo Bills) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rex Ryan Description of subject: Rex Ryan is an outspoken former NFL head coach best known for leading the New York Jets to consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and for his fiery personality and defensive expertise.
Referenced by (15)
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