Dave Carney 3/21/2022
On Monday the Atlanta Falcons traded QB Matt Ryan (2016 NFL MVP) to the Indianapolis Colts for the Colts 3rd Round draft pick in this years’ NFL Draft.
In 14 years in Atlanta, he missed only three games — two in 2009 and one in 2019. He threw for at least 4,000 yards every season from 2011 until last season, when he threw for 3,968 yards. He’s had at least 20 touchdown passes every year since his rookie season in 2008, when he had 16.
Ryan made the Pro Bowl four times with the Falcons, but no season was more impressive than 2016, when Ryan completed 69.9% of his passes for a career-high 4,944 yards and 38 touchdowns with seven interceptions.
Ryan will now join former Wisconsin Badgers running-back Jonathan Taylor who rushed for 1,811 yard in 2021 to go along with a stout 18 touchdowns.