ESPN's Rex Ryan Jailed, Accused of Hitting 2 with His Truck and Fleeing the Scene
One of ESPN’s more outspoken personalities has run afoul of the law.
ESPN pundit and former NFL head coach Rex Ryan turned himself into authorities over an alleged hit-and-run incident, according to the Nashville Police Department.
The incident happened Nov. 4, shortly before midnight, at a pedestrian crossing on Broadway Street.
The Associated Press reported that Ryan was driving his pickup truck in Nashville’s music tourism district when he allegedly ran over the feet of two people.
The two pedestrians reportedly chased down Ryan at the next red light.
A brief conflict ensued, in which Ryan stepped out and argued with the two people. Ryan’s face and his license plate number were photographed during this altercation.
Ryan is charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information/render aid, and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal.
Ryan’s bond was set at $6,000.
Despite the incident, Ryan’s weekend appeared to proceed as normal, with the host appearing on ESPN’s pre-game NFL studio shows on Sunday (they’re pre-recorded, often on Friday), according to The Associated Press.
The police announced that Ryan surrendered himself on Wednesday, though it is unclear when, exactly, Ryan turned himself in.
🚨 BREAKING: Rex Ryan arrested for allegedly hitting 2 pedestrians, running over their feet.
Details: https://t.co/sa2lANadxt https://t.co/kygEntNyAe
— TMZ (@TMZ) November 11, 2026
Adding grievous insult to injury, the nature of the altercation has sparked an uproar online.
As Fox News’ OutKick put it: “Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan, who has a foot fetish, has turned himself in to police for allegedly running over two pedestrians’ feet with his car.”
The outlet cheekily added: “There’s something about Rex Ryan and feet, huh?”
It went on to explain that “In 2010, Ryan went viral for recording a video of his wife’s feet and has admitted that his wife has gorgeous feet. He called himself an expert on feet during a 2022 appearance on ‘The Pat McAfee Show.'”
Social media was awash in similarly sharp barbs:
@nypost I don’t buy this. Fake news. He loves feet would never do this
— Shyam Raghavan (@shyamraghavan) November 11, 2026
@MySportsUpdate Rex Ryan and feet…a tale as old as time.
— Ryan Coyle (@ryancoyle35) November 11, 2026
ESPN informed OutKick that it was aware and “in touch” with Ryan about the incident.
Ryan was the head coach of the New York Jets from 2009 to 2014, and then coached the Buffalo Bills from 2015 to 2016. He joined ESPN as an on-air personality in 2017.
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