Aug 29, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan looks on before a pre-season game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Metlife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

We have seen a lot of low tactics from the New York Daily News, but this is becoming ridiculous.

They have sent cameras off to follow Rex Ryan on vacation. Their reporters have questioned Rex Ryan ad-nauseum during press conferences, causing angry reactions from the head coach. However, when you question why a guy is spending time with his family, you have crossed a line that should earn your removal from the Jets’ beat. Take a look at these tweets from a certain reporter that we all know, and well pretty much hate:

Looks like Rex Ryan spent cut-down day at Clemson, not Jets facility. Unusual RT @Will_Roebuck pic.twitter.com/ye3aOn0Vhr (Will on same flight) — Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) September 1, 2013

Rex’s son attends Clemson (football walk-on?) Decided to skip cut-down day RT @Will_Roebuck nice talk w/ Rex Ryan on flight to Clemson #nyj — Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) September 1, 2013

Cut-down day over. I’m told Rex Ryan didn’t reach out to players that were let go today. Rex @ Clemson (son is walk-on football player) #nyj — Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) September 1, 2013

Jets aren’t confirming that Rex Ryan was at Clemson today. #nyj — Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) September 1, 2013

So, within the span of 30 minutes, Manish had investigated the fact that Rex left down, complained about it, and contacted the team to confirm!! Clearly, the picture in the first tweet showed that he went to spend time with his family. He can’t go down during the season on a weekend when he has a game to prepare for.

Yes, we live in a paparazzi culture. I understand that everything people do, especially from New York based teams, is going to attract attention. But when you have figured out that the guy is spending time with his family, you stop. If we don’t look out for our families first, what kind of people are we?

This crusade needs to stop. As our friend Joe Caporoso suggested last year, maybe it is time to remove this person’s press credentials. He is now crossing lines, and it needs to stop.