Exclusive | Rex Ryans lawyer addresses ex-Jets coach arrest for allegedly running over pedestrians feet

Rex Ryan has lawyered up in the wake of his shocking arrest on Wednesday.The former Jets head coach hired criminal defense attorney David Raybin after authorities threw him behind bars over allegations he ran over pedestrians’ feet with his pickup truck during an incident in Nashville, Tenn.on Nov.

5.“The only thing I can tell you right now is I just began representation this morning,” Raybin said of Ryan’s situation during a phone call with the California Post on Wednesday afternoon. “I can confirm that I’m representing him, and we are cooperating with the investigation.But I do not have any facts yet from the police side, so we’re cooperating, we’re trying to get that information today but because of the holiday, I don’t have it.

So I don’t have any further statement.OK? Thank you.”Ryan is facing six misdemeanor charges, including leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information/render aid, and failure to obey a traffic control signal, after he allegedly got into it on Lower Broadway with two individuals.Ryan ran over the alleged victims’ feet and made contact with one of their legs as he was turning right onto the popular roadway, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.Ryan only stopped for a red light down the street, and when he was confronted about his driving behavior by the pedestrians, he got out of his vehicle, argued with them and then got back in his ride and drove away, authorities said.Police put out warrants for Ryan’s arrest over the incident and the 63-year-old ultimately turned himself in early Wednesday morning.His bond was set at $6,000, police said, and jail records show he was released just a short time after being taken into custody.Ryan’s employer, ESPN, said in a statement it was “aware” of the matter and has been “in touch with Rex,” but offered no further comment.Ryan coached the Jets and the Bills prior to his time as an ESPN analyst....