The end of an era: Matt Ryan officially ends his NFL career – with the Atlanta Falcons.

The NFL is losing one of its most defining quarterback faces of the past two decades.

Matt Ryan has officially announced the end of his career. The creative mind will even end his career as a player for the Atlanta Falcons.

This is despite the fact that “Matty Ice” was last under contract with the Indianapolis Colts until 2022. Since then, the 38-year-old has been a free agent.

So now it’s clear: Ryan is officially retiring from the NFL. To end his career as a Falcon, the former star playmaker has signed a one-day contract in Atlanta.

Ryan was under contract with the Falcons for 15 years and shaped the franchise like no other.

“Today, 16 years after I was drafted, my childhood dream officially comes to an end,” Ryan’s farewell video on the Falcons’ social media channels read.

“I’m honored to end my career as a Falcon,” Ryan said, adding, “As a football player, you have no control over where you start. I’m lucky that my start and finish were here in Atlanta. “

From: Matt Ryan
To: Atlanta pic.twitter.com/JWhkNqHzdY

– Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) April 22, 2024

For years, the ex-signal-caller was considered one of the NFL’s most reliable and safest quarterbacks, starting a total of 324 NFL games.

In his time with the Falcons, he missed just three games – he is the franchise leader in almost every passing statistic