The New York Jets are on the verge of making the playoffs, but the focus once again is off the field as coach Rex Ryan is being asked whether his wife, Michelle, posted foot-fetish videos on the Internet.

In a conference call with Chicago reporters and at his news conference later Wednesday leading up to Sunday's big game with the Bears, Ryan didn't deny a Deadspin.com report that shows a number of videos of a woman who looks very much like his wife showing off her feet while a cameraman -- who sounds like Ryan -- talks to the woman.

Michelle Ryan, wife of Jets coach Rex Ryan, models Jets apparel for the NFL in InStyle Magazine. NFL

"To be honest, and I get it, I know you need to ask and all that stuff," Ryan told reporters when asked if the situation could snowball into a distraction. "But it's a personal matter and I'm really not going to discuss it, OK?"

Ryan said it was between him and his wife and he would not elaborate beyond that.

At his news conference, he was asked repeatedly about the videos and said many times: "It's a personal matter."

Ryan was asked if the incident was taking away from his team's preparation this week. The Jets just need to beat Chicago to make the playoffs.

"I'll be ready to coach Chicago, and I am ready," he said. "It's my job and I'm focused on the job at hand."

Does he have the full support of Jets ownership?

"I don't know how to answer," Ryan said. "I would think I would have support. We're 10-4. I think we're playing pretty well."

When asked point blank if he and his wife had made the videos, Ryan would not say one way or another.

"I understand I'm going to get asked this question frontways, sideways, backways, and all this, but it is a personal matter," he repeated.

The coach was asked how his wife is doing.