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Rex Ryan Blasts Elijah Moore Over Trade Request: 'Grow Up'

Rex Ryan ripped Elijah Moore on Sunday, reacting to news that the receiver had requested a trade.

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After Elijah Moore requested a trade late this week, Robert Saleh was supportive and accommodating. 

The head coach assured that trading the wideout is "not an option," defending the disgruntled receiver while speaking glowingly about Moore's competitiveness.

Rex Ryan, a former Jets head coach, had a different reaction to news that Moore had requested a trade.

Ryan blasted the 22-year-old wide receiver on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” telling Moore to "grow up."

Here's what Ryan had to say:

“So Elijah Moore requests a trade after the team has won three straight games,” Ryan said. “What’s he played, 20 games in the league already? Are you kidding? You know how hard it is to win in this league? Elijah Moore, you need to grow up. I love the Jets. Always been a fan of the Jets. My dad coached there for eight years, I coached there forever. I’m sorry, but this right here, I’m not a fan of yours.

You need to grow up, OK, Elijah Moore? You’re watching at home. Are you kidding me? Why aren’t you with your football team? Grow up. The greatest players of our sport want to win over anything else.

But you know what? Grow up. Grow up and get on board. This team needs you on board. This guy right here is a special talent, but he needs to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”

Moore is inactive on Sunday for Jets-Broncos in Denver. The trade deadline is November 1 at 4 p.m. ET. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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