Dear Atlanta... | Matt Ryan retires from the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon

[@leobien0717]

Matt Ryan, you were my quarterback. I watched every game that you played in a falcon uniform one way or another whether it was highlights or paying for pass and I appreciate everything you brought us as a franchise you for everything that you gave us.

[@Jjhha99187]

😢

[@jayatlfalcons1]

Me too

[@adamhobbs637]

Matt you will always be my QB1!

[@brents.8972]

Same here! He qa under appreciated and countless times over delivered! We were spoiled for 14 years, and ironically as I type this the hair band Cinderella song DONT KNOWNWJAT YA GOT UNTIL ITS GONE is playing on the radio.....that is sadly how Matt's tenure was viewed and handled by many that would never openly admit it. Most luck warm fans didn't know what we jad in Matt Ryan bc they were too busy trying to run him outta town bc of their Vick hangover syndrome! Matt gave us the most sustained success EVER in franchise history and came within a hair of winning us a Super Bowl (thank DQ for that debacle). Matt will be missed as a player, a leader and our QB, but his legacy WILL BE THE STANDARD for future Falcons QBs, and until someone wins us a Super Bowl, Matt will always be the GOAT as the Falcons QBs!

[@tothedomepce]

love you matt.

[@1louiepanamera]

As a Saints fan, I must say it was always a pleasure watching you play my Saints twice a year. You and Drew made this rivalry beautiful. Thank you Matt

[@JohnDeFonce]

Drew & Matt always had great games and they were both A class acts

[@saulsantos3653]

as a saints fan i definitely agree the rivalry was top notch during their time at qbs

[@A_T88]

Wow. This… unexpected hit in the feels. I really miss 2. Thanks Matty.

[@okenwa1983]

Matty Ice! 🙌🙌

[@anave_duttonstyle1965]

Matt, my son's first Falcons football game was October 2008 when you beat the Chicago Bears with 11 seconds left. My son had a choice: to meet some of the Falcons players or watch the rest of the game....He told me "I'm not going to miss this game, Matt's got this!" That 16 year old kid is now 33 and you've been his favorite QB ever since. Thank you, Matt, we love you ❤️🖤❤️🖤

[@prop3515]

Wow what a special story so similar to mine! That was my very first Falcons game and I was 17! Matt is forever my QB! Thank you for sharing!

[@clarktucker9318]

This was my first Falcons game as well. What a special memory.

[@nates.2844]

That game was so awesome! I got to share it with my little cousin

[@johnshannon9433]

GET ******* SET

[@mrdgenerate]

He got the ball with 6 seconds left and hit that out route with 1 second left.. that was amazing. I watch it on KZbin all the time

[@lopi4591]

Honestly got teary eyed watching this. I loved watching him play and he was probably the best quarterback Atlanta ever had so far.

[@bigantafn]

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID MATTY ICE....YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED HERE IN ATLANTA 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jordanbyates]

MY quarterback. Always will be.

[@AmericanRadass0]

I told myself I would never go to a Falcons game without taking my dad. In 2019 I bought us tickets to see y’all play the Saints. It was my last moment with my dad before he tragically passed away unexpectedly. It was a pleasure seeing my favorite football player on the field and unknowingly cherishing those last moments with my father. So thank you. You have made a significant impact larger than you may realize.

[@lilstain]

Damn... I'm a Washington fan and watching this even made me a little teary eyed. Thanks for an awesome career, Matt. You were a pleasure to watch for every football fan, and I hope we hear more of you every sunday in the booth. God bless. Hope another all-time great comes along in another draft some day for all you ATL fans.🙏🏼

[@jammybutter8298]

Bro worry about what we got in DC we are ass 😭

[@SeldomeSeen]

Matt Ryan , Damn , Thank You For Being The Fearless Quarterback That You Were For Us Die Hard Atlanta Falcons Fans. We Will Always Be Appreciative Of You. RISE UP , PEACE

[@Stephen_prodzzz]

Why did you capitalize the first letter in every single word

[@darriuslee5358]

Big ups to you, Matt. Congratulations on your retirement. While we didn't achieve the ultimate goal, it was a hell of ride along the way. You're a Hall of famer in my book. 1000%

[@chrisblackmon603]

I wish I can go back to me being in the 5th grade , watching Matt Ryan enter his rookie year . Cheering for my falcons . Matt Ryan was my quarterback ! That’s all I knew growing up .

[@arthurortiz5841]

Matt Ryan.. when you came to Atlanta I didn't know who my team was going to be for life. You made me be a ATL Falcons fan forever. I bleed atlanta. Matty Ice.. you will always be Matty Ice.... we love you and we will always remember what you brought Atlanta... Rise Up!!

[@2ColdScoprio]

That’s my quarterback 🥺. The city of Atlanta will forever be appreciative to you 💪🏾💯

[@mas2913]

Atlanta Falcons legend. What a player and human being. Thank you for all the memories

[@ShawnWilliams1987]

Matt, I wanna thank you for everything for representing my city and my favorite team; Atlanta Falcons. Rise Up forever!

[@Soundamite]

Hall of famer. Top 10 in every major passing category in NFL history. NFL MVP. The Greatest Atlanta Falcon ever, deserves a statue outside the Mercedes Benz stadium.

[@erickd3360]

Thank you Ryan for your leadership and dedication to this team and city.

[@VinnieBlondet]

I don’t usually get emotional for retirements but this one got me! Thank you Matt Ryan for all the great years! You will be missed!

[@Ralphdawg]

Thank you Matt for everything

[@shakinabe]

Thank you Matt Ryan for everything you gave to Atlanta, and the Falcons and to me as a fan!

[@edwardrosemond7169]

Matt Ryan, my favorite player for the Atlanta Falcons! Congratulations on your retirement!

[@the_dixon_way]

Thanks my quarterback! Thank you matt for being the best you could be!

[@DirtyByrdMills67]

Thanks for the memories Matt

[@m.adamlivengoodpt9508]

That’s my dog, great career, and definitely a first ballot hall of famer. Thank you Matty ice. Goosebumps watching this

[@pulpprof526]

Not 1st ballet and not ever a hall of famer. Sorry, losing to TB 12 during the Super Bowl, the way he did keeps him out. Cannot take a sack in that situation Matt. Sorry. Do better.

[@m.adamlivengoodpt9508]

@@pulpprof526 your just mad you’ve never had a good QB, definitely a bears fan🤣

[@112085bfs]

This definitely got me all in my feelings. Ryan was my QB from me being a kid all the way to adulthood. Met him once, super super nice guy. Gave me 7 or 8 minutes of his time and was the best QB all time for my team. Shows how much life really isnt fair. After 2016, i thought the team would be back and Ryan would get one before he retired, and never did. You deserved a ring, team and mostly the OC robbed you of your greatness being evaluated to another level. Thank you Matt for everything you have done for the Falcons, all the great moments you have given me and my son throughout the years and for everything you did for the city of Atlanta. Much appreciated from me!

[@ArianyNayla]

Thanks for everything Matty Ice ❄️

[@SamwiseGameG]

Thank you Matt for all the memories. You’ve been my favorite falcons fan since I started watching football in 2013. You’ve been an icon as a falcon player. And thank you for retiring a falcon. #Riseup

[@MactownDirty]

Love you Matt your the best we've had bless you & your family.

[@TheJingles007]

He will always be remembered for 28-3

[@explodingbullets4972]

And no one will renember yours

[@1luhhdre]

Thank you Matt we love you

[@eurobawse6750]

Thank you brother you deserve your flowers 💐 one of the best to ever do it📈💯

[@raymoney9166]

💯🐐#2 Thank You For The Memories And Always Showing Up Going Hard For The 🦅One Of The Greatest To Ever Put On A Falcons Jersey ❤🖤

[@ramsesdizon9987]

God Bless and nothing but grace and love for you Matt Ryan. I have you as one of the greatest along Johnny Unitas and other greats. My sixty two years of watching football. Wishing you and your family the best that life can bring you. God Bless......your are one of the goats of NFL legends.

[@Stumps-1]

Thank you Matt! Took my son and wife to there very first game with you as our QB! You will forever be loved in ATL RISE UP!!!!!!!!!

[@nikkomedellin4580]

Thank you for everything. Atl will really see how good you were and how people too you for granted

[@jackmyers2649]

It brings me to tears of how the years went by that long 😢 Matty Ice, I love you so much man. You were my fav qb growing up and I will love forever. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into Atlanta. Love you man

[@geniecastorina963]

We were lucky to have you Matt. God bless!

[@shawnc6666]

Thanks matty Ice for everything u did in Atlanta

[@heritage5starnews]

Awesome Video--Simply the Best to Ever do it Here! Congrats on your Retirement Matty Ice! Thanks for the memories!

[@doncsicso81]

Thank you for the rollercoaster ride Matt! For the highs, the lows, for the happy tears and for the sad ones! I miss you, and I won`t be able to think of The Falcons without #2! Lots of love and wish you the very best in life! ❤❤❤

[@stevenroberts5893]

Thank you so very much!!! Mr Matty Ice Ryan you help heal and strengthen our belief in the Atlanta falcons again after the Mr Vick debacle!!! You sir brought the fan base back !!! Goooo Falcons rise up!!!

[@Steeler_central]

Love you Matt thank you for everything!!!😞

[@jiggaman35501]

😢😢 dam Matt! Thank you for everything‼️

[@Torreyhuff]

The greatest Falcon to ever wear the jersey. Thank you for giving Atlanta 14 unforgettable seasons.. there is only one Matty ICE !!! 🥶🧊🧊

[@stringbean8858]

#2 needs to be retired. Rise Up !!!

[@RedDotChiliPepper96]

Absolute Legend! Thank you Matty Ice!

[@DavidRackley-pf8on]

Your the best we've ever had. Thank you for what you did for us.

[@xavierjones6450]

😢😢😢 I'll always remember you matt I remember when we drafted you my freshman year of high school you gave me a lot of winning seasons spite the struggles of staff being there and gone ill miss you Matt Ryan ❤❤😢😢

[@erinklein5615]

Thank you Matt, you’ll always be my QB1!

[@carolchancey3555]

Matt Ryan you are among the great quarterBacks of all time!! You lifted our ATL football up far higher than most of our fans expected!! You created excitement on the field week after week!! You are and have always been such a leader on and off the field!! You have always been admirable when speaking to the press and public, even when circumstances were tough. You and your family have been so generous to our city!! It is so sad to me that our team did not always give you the support you deserve to reach your maximum potential!! You and your wonderful family are cherished!! Can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for you!! So enjoyed your broadcasting last year!! Hope there will be more to enjoy!! God bless you and your family!! Thank you for the fun!!!

[@AXEHANDLE1]

my all time favorite falcon..thak you for the sneaks passes and conversions brother Matt...

[@deejay_316]

2 forever❄️❄️❄️

[@cedriccampbell3208]

Thankyou Matt ❤ you accomplished a lot in my eyes ✊💯

[@nicholasdixon6118]

Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊🍾 Matt Ryan Matty Ice 🧊

[@isiahthomason7357]

Thank You Matt

[@antoinejames5920]

GREATEST FALCONS QB EVER!!!!!! #2 THANK YOU!!!! FUTURE HOF!!!!!

[@flysteen-Productions]

Thank You Matt for all the memories A Falcon Always. RISE UP !!!

[@jacobpugh3771]

We love you Matt ❤

[@HuskieFan321]

Thank you Matt for so many good years!!! Let's Go Falcons!!!!!!

[@Bunyan79]

Thank you. Matty Ice 😢. I grew to learn & enjoy American Football as an immigrant in Atlanta watching you every Sunday.

[@kbuchanan3490]

Thank you Matt Ryan, for doing the best you can for Atlanta, you made Me believe in the falcons again, with this being my city you make me proud to be a Atlanta falcons fan.

[@markbundy4869]

Thank you Matt Ryan ❤

[@malike.andersonesq.6559]

Matt, thank you for providing me with & playing a part in some of the best memories of my life. You led this team, organization & this city with class. Led our team in the trenches & were the ultimate underdog. Will never forget. Thank you Matt Ryan. The real ones know how much you’ve meant to this organization & to our city.

[@C.S.Mac911]

You do so much for the city and state, Matt. Under appreciated at times but the people are behind you and that’s undeniable. You’re our GOAT

[@fantilldeath528trajectory]

Thank you Matty Ice👍🏾

[@Cokehound5]

Matty Ice you will always be our quarterback and thank you for everything you have done for this team and the future of this team!!! We are honored to have you as our captain!

[@dedsyraous2240]

Thank you so much for everything you done, for the city, for our franchise. We will always love you Matt. Rise Up ATL

[@WestenzWorld15]

Goat in my heart we love you Matt ❤❤❤

[@brentsmart7624]

We miss you Matt. Nothing but the best to you and your family. With love... Rise Up Always. And Thank you

[@aishaloucas3131]

Thanks for your dedication to Atlanta, Matt! We appreciate everything you did for our team and city! ❤

[@traumalocs1071]

Great memories

[@trudeeblue8248]

My quarterback, my team. Thank you for everything you brought to Atlanta, Matt, hope to be hearing you on the radio and seeing you on TV continuing to bring the good news about the Falcons. Blessings to you and your family and the Falcons 👏🏻

[@ShubhamKadam124]

You made me fall in love with Football Matt!!! Thank you for all the great memories, I loved watching you play. You will always be loved!! QB1!!!

[@slimpickens9103]

#2 gave a lot for this city. Proud to have the opportunity to watch this man grow up, hell of a player and even better of a man. Thank you from this fan, I am grateful for all you gave to the game.

[@keenanmelvin6340]

The greatest !!

[@1TKeffer]

Matt Ryan, you are certainly my favorite football player of all time. I watched every single one of your games and If I missed one by chance I caught the highlights. Not only did you give it your all on the field, you were a class act off the field your entire career. Your ability to find success with below average defensive numbers from the team almost you whole career is incredible. I truly believe you are the most underrated Quarterback of all time.

[@chiquitawilburn6473]

This is AWESOME news.. I had been saying this all along.. Thanks MattyIce and Atlanta Falcons!!!

[@lisaseibukan]

I will always wear my Atlanta Falcons #2 Matt Ryan jersey with pride & a ton of awesome memories of watching you lead the Falcons, leaving it all out on the field!! Not gonna lie, you made my eyes leak while I watched this… Thank you to my QB1! God bless you!

[@13PanteraX]

My man...the MVP. Teared me up. #2 jersey will always stay. Thank you MR2 for all the memories!!!!!!!!

[@drama_killer]

Thank you Matt, thank you for everything.

[@Freydohh]

I always have been and always will be a Matt Ryan fan! Holding back tears right now. Wishing him the best in his retirement.

[@gordonowens7741]

My damn guy right here ATL fan for life and Matt Ryan had me on the edge of my seat every year wish we got it done but your still that ATL goat and I got to see it

[@darrellhillson]

Thank you, Matt. You will always be Matty Ice to me and my favorite Falcons QB of all time. You deserved better than our team was able to give you. I will always think of you as a leader and an underappreciated elite QB and person. Thanks for everything and congratulations to you and your family.❤

[@darrickharris5534]

I literally told everyone that we would miss you when you were gone and we definitely do. You did an amazing job. I am so glad that I had the pleasure of rooting for you. Wish you much success and happiness in your next chapter in life.

[@albertwebb9250]

We love you Matt . Atlanta was lucky to have you. Thanks for everything 😊

[@wadesigman1]

So many memories you left us with. We appreciate you so much!!

[@Boy-fv6rm]

Matt no matter what you were part of the reason I became falcons fan 😢😢😢❤❤❤ no matter what you were our QB and ATL will always b a falcon

[@LDSjaimejones9999]

We love you Matty ice you gave us success for a nice run.❤️🖤

[@candacelauderdale7924]

Thank you Matty Ice!

[@richardwaynick4987]

Thank you Matt for all you did for Falcon foot ball we are going to miss you

[@thomasshamrock9731]

Thank you Matt. You are my favorite player. You are the best pick ATL ever made! Thanks for all you did for us and all the hard work you put in. Good luck in the future.

[@Football_Films]

Greatest player in franchise history, thanks for everything 2🫡

[@jawaunHayes-fb4pe]

Exactly. I appreciate u matthew thomas ryan. Best qb in falcons history. Give this man his respect.

[@dangale6969]

After all these years watching and supporting the Falcons from across the pond, thank you for being an amazing QB and all the memories along the way ❤🖤 here’s to a prosperous future and a great retirement 👏

[@dontresemize6677]

Matt, thank you for so many amazing memories. Your the greatest quarterback in Falcons history. Hopefully one day a Falcons quarterback in the Hall of Fame. Good luck moving forward.

[@johnm2617]

We were so lucky to have this great QB ! And a true professional! I'm from pa ! And so was matt < He made us proud ! Dude was tough as nails ! Dam I shed a tear ! Cuz I love this man < always will ! Peace matty ice ! Your the best !!!!!! 😮😮😮😮😅😅😅😊😊😊😊

[@jks9868]

Thank you for everything Matt, I know us falcon fans were hard on you at times. I think we all know looking back that you were the best qb we ever had. Thanks for the memories, some of the most exciting games and finishes I've ever seen were with you at qb

[@japbike736]

A true class act and a true Hall of Famer. I watched you from day one and even became a Colts fan for a short time....Atlanta will always love you...

[@Williamspider40]

We miss you, Matt. You’re the best quarterback of the Falcons I’ve ever had thank you for your commitment with the Falcons. See you Thursday with the ring of honor.

[@PyrusHeliosXX]

Thank you for everything Matt we love you and you will be immortalized in ATL

[@jlyk5732]

Man didnt think this would hit me emotionally, but Matt Ryan Thank you for all the hard work you put into this team!! You brought back what it meant to have winning seasons and a winning team to Atlanta!! I've watched every game since the day you were drafted and have always had confidence the ball was well taken care of every time you released it ever since your first pass TD in the regular season your rookie year!! Ever since that game I knew i wanted a Matt Ryan jersey, no doubt! And have taken countless pictures with it since and proudly I might add!! Thank you for all the years of being a proud Atlanta Falcons fan with you at the helm!!! Gonna miss watching you play Matty Ice!!!