Bills respond to NFL fan's sexist taunt

Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan has called a fan that yelled a sexist taunt from the sidelines at female assistant Kathryn Smith as 'classless'.

As if losing wasn't frustrating enough, Bills coach Rex Ryan has a bone to pick with Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and a Seattle NFL fan who taunted Buffalo assistant Kathryn Smith.

Ryan rallied to the defence of Smith, the NFL's first full-time female assistant, who was the target of a sexist taunt.

Rochester's WROC-TV filmed a male fan yelling "Waitress!" at Smith and asking her to get him a soda.

Ryan called what the fan yelled as being "ridiculous" and "classless."

The coach also responded sarcastically when informed Carroll was unhappy the Bills coach called Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman "an ass."

Speaking on a conference call on Tuesday, Ryan joked he forgot to check with Carroll first about what his appropriate response should've been.

Sherman caused a stir after making a play on the Bills sideline by exchanging words with Ryan in the second half of Buffalo's 31-25 loss on Monday night.


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