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The Atlanta Falcons welcomed former quarterback Matt Ryan back into the fold on Tuesday, and he had the moment to reflect on his rookie season in Atlanta.
“Kevin Stefanski called Matt Ryan on FaceTime the other day. Ryan, days into his role as the Falcons’ President of Football, was watching tape. Stefanski found a kindred spirit as the two-time NFL Coach of the Year begins his second act. A big night in Atlanta,” Pelissero posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.
The Atlanta Falcons are set to introduce Matt Ryan as their president of football on Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. ET. The former league MVP is departing from his job as an NFL analyst at CBS to work full time for the franchise that drafted him with the third overall pick in 2008.
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Matt Ryan is seeking to handle unfinished business in his new role as Falcons president of football
Matt Ryan said he is motivated to take care of unfinished business in his new role as the Atlanta Falcons president of football. Ryan was named the 2016 NFL MVP after leading the Falcons to the Super Bowl in the highlight of his 14 years as the team's starting quarterback.
Blank’s hiring taste was for first-time coaches — Jim Mora, Bobby Petrino (at the NFL level), Mike Smith, Dan Quinn and Arthur Smith all fit that mold. Raheem Morris had been a head coach, but more than a decade had passed since that time.
Matt Ryan was introduced as the Atlanta Falcons president of football on Tuesday morning. Ryan, the former Falcons quarterback, joined team owner Arthur Blank and team president and CEO Greg Beadles for a press conference to explain what the new position entails and lay out his vision in Atlanta as the team experiences a major front office shakeup.
Falcons hire Matt Ryan as new president of football: ‘This is not a new table; it’s just a new seat’
The legendary QB is expected to oversee the hiring of Atlanta's new coach and GM after Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot were fired.
Matt Ryan is no longer an analyst for CBS Sports. But the network has already lined up his replacement and the profile of their newest recruit doesn’t deviate much from that of the former