LISTEN: Rex Ryan's corny Andrew Luck joke falls flat

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Jets head coach Rex Ryan told the worst Andrew Luck joke ever on Tuesday. (William Perlman/The Star-Ledger)
Dom Cosentino | By Dom Cosentino | The Star-Ledger
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on August 06, 2014 at 10:51 AM, updated August 06, 2014 at 11:07 AM

We've mentioned how, depending on the day, Rex Ryan's training camp press conferences can be equal parts informative gatherings for the media and Borscht Belt dinner theater revivals. Rare is the day in Cortland, N.Y., when Ryan, the Jets' head coach, doesn't make some kind of joke about something.

And he was at it again Tuesday, in advance of Thursday's preseason opener against the Colts back in North Jersey.

The question from Kim Jones of NFL Network: Because it's the first preseason game and there will be minimal game-planning, is there anything Ryan wants to see from his defense as it squares off against Andrew Luck, the Colts' talented young quarterback?

"Yeah," Ryan said, a devilish grin crossing his face as he set up a punchline he knew would be awful. And then it came:


The reporters in the room laughed because the line was just that bad. "Do you practice that, Rex?" Jones wondered. If you listen closely, one reporter could even be heard gently booing. And while it can't be seen in the audio clip above, Ryan also made a "ba dum tsssh" motion with his hands before continuing. "All right, poor one," he said. "But, again, it's training camp. We've got a lot of time before the regular season. We'll come in with much better material."