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Matt Ryan Named Falcons President of Football Operations, Will Address ‘Unfinished Business’
Matt Ryan will lead the Falcons’ search for a new head coach and general manager while focusing on building relationships to support the team’s future success.
- On Tuesday, the Atlanta Falcons introduced Matt Ryan as their new president of football, and he appeared with owner Arthur Blank and CEO Greg Beadles to explain the role and begin the coach and GM search.
- Ryan said he was driven by unfinished business, noting `My mission since I was drafted has never changed` after 14 seasons and a 2016 MVP season with the Falcons.
- Ryan will report directly to owner Arthur Blank, taking football leadership from Greg Beadles, while Blank said the new coach and general manager will report to Ryan but `Matt did not sign up to do their job`.
- The team has already interviewed six head coach candidates in Ryan's first three days, including John Harbaugh and Mike McDaniel on Monday, after firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot following an 8-9 finish.
- Ryan framed his role as accelerating cohesion through relationship-building, saying `The separation in this league happens from the people in the building`, and he will present his chosen coach-GM pairing to Blank once found.
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The Atlanta Falcons have hired franchise legend Matt Ryan, 40, to be the team president of football after the ex-NFL quarterback worked as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports.While BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock is happy for Ryan, he notes that the growing trend of former NFL players who happen to be white ending up working for the franchise later on will likely not be received well by other former NFL players.“We’ve seen this with Tom Brady having a rol…
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Matt Ryan is seeking to handle unfinished business in his new role as Falcons president of football
Matt Ryan says he is motivated to take care of unfinished business in his new role as the Atlanta Falcons president of football.
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