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The Atlanta Falcons have been busy this offseason trying to maintain the salary cap while shoring up the roster for the 2018 NFL season. Fortunately, they managed to get down to brass tax by signing quarterback Matt Ryan to the most lucrative deal in league history. Needless to say, Ryan is pleased with how fluid […]

Following weeks of dialogue centered on a new contract for Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Matt Ryan, the two sides have finally come to terms on a massive extension, as Tom Pelissero of The NFL Network is reporting that he has agreed to a five-year, $150 million deal. It's a five-year, $150 million extension for Matt […]

Through his first seven seasons in the league, Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones has established himself as one of the elite players at his position. He has continued to show just that throughout his career behind his production and often times utter dominance on the field. Heading into his eighth year, Jones has […]

The Atlanta Falcons have been one of the quieter teams this offseason making moves to their roster ahead of the 2018 campaign. However, the front office does have star quarterback Matt Ryan’s looming contract situation overhead the franchise. Ryan is set to enter the final year of his five-year, $103.7 million deal that has him […]

The Atlanta Falcons were unable to defend their NFC crown in the 2017 NFL season. As a result, it seems quarterback Matt Ryan is ready to take a much more stern approach this year. While the offense was not by any means in a state of flux, they were unable to mirror the production they enjoyed in the 2016 […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is heading into the final year of a five-year, $103.75 million extension. His new one, which is expected to come before the 2018 season starts, is going to be even bigger. The question is when it will actually be signed. In an email to Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ main priority this offseason was to lock up quarterback Matt Ryan to a new contract. They haven’t been able to do that quite yet, but a deal might just be around the corner if general manager Thomas Dimitroff’s latest comments are anything to go by. In an interview with 680 The Fan […]

Heading into the offseason, one of the top pending priorities on the docket for the Atlanta Falcons is the looming contract situation for former NFL MVP quarterback Matt Ryan. He is heading into the final year of his five-year, $103.7 million deal that has him on pace to enter the 2019 free-agent market. There haven’t […]

The Atlanta Falcons are still hard at work trying to get a deal done for quarterback Matt Ryan. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff revealed that while negotiations have indeed begun with Ryan’s agent, Tom Condon, there’s still no timetable for when a deal might be reached. However, he remains positive that they will be able […]

The San Francisco 49ers have officially gone all in on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo after signing him to a record-breaking five-year, $137.5 million contract. Needless to say, the deal has caught the attention of several quarterbacks throughout the league. The obvious one, of course, is Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins. However, Garoppolo’s deal is said to have an impact […]

The Atlanta Falcons have made a contract extension for quarterback Matt Ryan the main objective this offseason. Ryan will be in the final year of his contract in 2018, and it will likely cost a lot of money to get him to agree to a new deal considering how high the demand for quality quarterbacks […]

The Atlanta Falcons saw their season come to a disappointing close last weekend in a divisional round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, the front office’s attention has quickly shifted toward locking up their star quarterback, Matt Ryan, to a new long-term deal, according to Kelsey Conway of Atlantafalcons.com. Thomas Dimitroff says the main […]

For the Atlanta Falcons (9-6) and their playoff chances, the circumstances to make the postseason couldn’t be more clear for them: win at home against the Carolina Panthers this weekend, and they’re in for the second year in a row. According to a video posted by Falcons beat writer D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta […]

Atlanta Falcons veteran quarterback Matt Ryan must be a huge fan of former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie. How else can someone explain how he trusts the process so much? Jokes aside, Matt Ryan was asked about how he could return to form following an awful outing. His response was right out of the […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning continues to get support after being benched. One of the latest folks backing him happens to be a QB himself. That’s right, Atlanta Falcons gunslinger Matt Ryan feels for Eli. “I feel for him,” Ryan said to PFT Live. “I really do. For how consistent he’s been in his […]

In case you were somehow unaware, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is good at playing his position in the National Football League. That being said, he’s been on the wrong end of some jokes due to Atlanta collapsing against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. On Monday night, with a lead over the […]

In what has been a topsy-turvy season following a Super Bowl appearance, reigning league MVP Matt Ryan led the Atlanta Falcons to their fifth win of the season on Sunday in a convincing 27-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. During the process, Ryan also surpassed another significant individual milestone in his career by becoming the […]

The Atlanta Falcons entered the season hoping to keep the offensive form that brought them within one quarter of winning the Super Bowl. Instead, their struggles are well-documented after losing offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan to the San Francisco 49ers. Wide receiver Mohamed Sanu noted that the offense is still coming together under offensive coordinator Steve […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is probably not a fan of the Back to the Future franchise. While people are constantly talking about last year, the veteran gunslinger just wants to move on at this point. “We have to find a way for this team to play the way that we’re capable of as a […]

There’s nothing like blowing a big lead in a loss to make a team question whether it needed a dramatic shift in the way it’s handling its business. Take for example the Atlanta Falcons, who relived their mini-Super Bowl collapse on Sunday by squandering a 17-point cushion in a 20-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins […]

The real MVP of the Green Bay Packers-Atlanta Falcons game on Sunday wasn’t Matt Ryan, Devonta Freeman, nor Julio Jones. For many viewers of the game on TV, it was whoever was in charge of the broadcast production – the genius who ordered the playing of the old NBA on NBC tune, the John Tesh-composed […]

With the NFL regular season set to kick off on Thursday at Gillette Stadium, the anticipation for the 2017 campaign is at a fevered pitch. And what better way to get those football juices flowing than with early debates on the players and teams that’ll likely finish the season as the best in their class. […]

The NFL postseason begins this weekend, with some of the best teams in the NFL fighting for their respective seasons. Plenty of teams have gone from the Wild Card round to Super Bowl champions, so everything is still in play. The old adage is that defense wins championships, but having an exceptional quarterback is also […]

With just three weeks left in the 2016 NFL season, a number of deserving MVP candidates have emerged. Depending on who you ask and when you’ve asked them, all of the guys mentioned below have been considered worthy of this year’s NFL MVP award. Yet, none of them have completely broken free from the pack […]

There might not be a more humble player in the NFL today than Julio Jones. After thrashing the Carolina Panthers‘ secondary for 300 receiving yards and a touchdown on 12 receptions, Jones downplayed his incredible performance. From Peter King of Sports Illustrated’s MMQB: I spoke to Jones on the phone after the game. “You’re the […]