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Contract talks with Falcons’ Matt Ryan hit snag

Quarterback Matt Ryan has set more than 20 Falcons franchise records. Here are just some: Games by a quarterback: 158 Wins by a quarterback: 95 Yards (career): 41,796; Yards (season) 4,944; Yards (game): 503 Attempts (career): 5,593; Attempts (season): 651 Completions (career): 3,630; Completions (season): 439 Percentage (career): 64.9; Percentage (season): 69.9; Percentage (game): 87.5 Touchdowns (career): 260; Touchdowns (season): 38 Fourth-quarter comebacks (career): 26 Game-winning drives (career): 35
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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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