Atlanta Falcons

Contract talks with Falcons’ Matt Ryan hit snag

March 22, 2018

The Falcons appear to have hit a snag while hashing out a lucrative contract extension for quarterback Matt Ryan.

Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said Wednesday he "couldn't even put a (timetable on it)."

Ryan is a former league MVP winner who’s been to the playoff six times and has one Super Bowl appearance.

If Jimmy Garoppolo is worth $27.5 million per year and Kirk Cousins is worth $28 million per year -- neither have been to the playoffs -- then what is Ryan worth? -- Read more on myajc

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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