ON THE FALCONS BEAT
ON THE FALCONS BEAT

The Bow Tie Chronicles: A look at the Falcons’ offseason issues

Falcons owner Arthur Blank and quarterback Matt Ryan celebrate ending Carolina's perfect season with a 20-13 victory at the Georgia Dome. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

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Falcons owner Arthur Blank and quarterback Matt Ryan celebrate ending Carolina's perfect season with a 20-13 victory at the Georgia Dome. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)
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Feb 14, 2018

Falcons owner Arthur Blank  stops by the 43rd episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast to discuss Matt Ryan’s contract extension and how it needs to be respectful to Ryan, his family and the future of the football team.

We also lay out the key dates for the rest of the offseason and discuss some of the other key moves and dates.

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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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