Former NFL coach and defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan dies »His teams also played “Buddy Ball,” which often meant testing the boundaries of NFL rules. NFL coaching great Buddy Ryan, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 82, didn’t have difficulty finding the spotlight wherever he went. After the game, Ryan was asked about Hopkins’ injury status. —Ryan was not a fan of famous Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry, whom Ryan had accused of running up the score on opponents. As Ryan said quite often: “If we don’t tell you about it, you might not hear the truth.”athan.atsales@latimes.comTwitter: @athanla

Source: Los Angeles Times June 28, 2016 20:26 UTC