Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan was surprised by the death of his father, former NFL coach Buddy Ryan, on Tuesday morning and drove eight hours from Orchard Park, New York to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, after learning of his passing.It was a surprise in the fact that we thought he was doing a lot better, Rex told TheMMQB.com. But he had faced everything. He had just been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease; all those bouts of cancer he has had; numerous strokes; congestive heart failure. He actually beat encephalitis before. He eventually just couldnt take it -- I guess, with all that stuff piling up, it just got him.And you know what, the one thing that is amazing is, he couldnt hear. He could barely talk at the end. His teeth were falling out from all the radiation. He broke his back like three different times -- and he never complained one time. Not one time. He was one tough son of a gun.Funeral services for Buddy Ryan, who was 85, are scheduled for Friday in Lawrenceburg. The longtime NFL coach, best known for coordinating the 1985 Chicago Bears defense, lived on a ranch in Shelbyville, Kentucky, at the time of his death.According to The MMQB, Rex Ryan lobbied internally for the Bills to draft Reggie Ragland this past April because the Alabama linebacker brought more physicality to Buffalos defense and fit the mold of how Buddy Ryans teams would have played.When Dad looked at football players, he would take them in his own image, Rex Ryan said. Thats what he grew up around; thats what he was when he was a master sergeant in the Korean War. Thats what I took, and thats what I want on my football team.The Bills passed on Ragland with the No. 19 overall pick, instead selecting Clemson outside linebacker Shaq Lawson. The Bills then traded up in the second round, from No. 49 to No. 41, to choose Ragland. Corey Seager Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Kirk Gibson Jersey . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. http://www.authenticdodgersgear.com/dodgers-chris-taylor-jersey/ . - Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime as the Erie Otters came from behind to defeat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Mike Piazza Jersey . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Joc Pederson Jersey .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6.MIAMI -- Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring and first baseman Ryan Howard is day to day with a sore left knee. Both players had MRI exams on Monday before Philadelphias game against Miami. Ruiz has a Grade 2 hamstring s