Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan has insisted that he will hold Jace Amaro accountable for his remarks about him when his side take on the New York Jets.
Amaro claimed that the Jets would be held to higher standards under new head coach Todd Bowles than they were under Ryan for the past six seasons, as the AFC East outfit finished with a 4-12 record in the 2014 campaign which resulted in his sacking.
However, Ryan has hit back at the 22-year-old by warning him that he will face a tough time when he faces the Bills next season.
He told WFAN: "It's not the truth and that's the thing that I was saying. It's absolutely not the truth. That kid's, you know, well, we will see what happens. I just know it's not the truth and for him or anyone else to pop off like that, I think is absolutely a joke.
"If David Harris had said something or D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold or something, I would be hurt by it. I would be absolutely devastated by it. But a kid like that? Nah. I know him and it doesn't bother me one bit.
"I think the kid's got some talent I am just going to leave it at that. I just know one thing: He totally misspoke and you talk about accountable? He's gonna be accountable when we go to play him."
Ryan guided the Jets to the AFC championship game in back-to-back seasons in 2009 and 2010, but failed to reach the playoffs in his final four seasons at the club.
Simon Sinclair
