Matt Ryan retires as Atlanta Falcon | Full announcement

The former Falcons quarterback announced Monday that he was retiring from his professional football career, which began in 2008, when he was drafted right out of Boston College to join the Falcons franchise.
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[@gojuryu3]

Matt Ryan was drafted in the NFL the same time I graduate my undergrad. Best of luck, Matt Ryan.

[@cameronmoorehead3002]

Matty Ice...The greatest Falcons quarterback ever...Simply a class act on so many levels...Dammit if the Falcons had won that Super Bowl in 2017...It would have cemented his legacy in the greatest possible way...Regardless he's a Hall of Fame player in so many ways...

[@antonioaiken1771]

Thank you Matty Ice, forever a falcon