Source: sacramento.cbslocal.com --- Tuesday, January 31, 2017
By Shawn Lealos When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, they hoped he would be their savior after losing Michael Vick. While he started out on fire, things took a while to finally reach the point they did in 2016, when Ryan finally led the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl. With the journey to the big game finally reached, it is now time to see if Ryan can take the last step and win it all for his team. Here is a look at the blossoming legacy of Matt Ryan heading into Super Bowl 51. A Star as a Rookie Matt Ryan was a star in college, playing for Boston College for four seasons and watching none other than this weekend’s opposing quarterback, Tom Brady, as he played close by. When Ryan made it to the NFL, the Falcons were desperately looking for a new quarterback. They made him the fourth overall draft pick in 2008 and paid him a huge contract, starting him from the first game of the season. In his rookie season, Ryan threw for 3,440 yards with 16 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions. That season, both Ryan and Joe Flacco led their respective teams to the playoffs, the first rookie quarterbacks to ever reach this achievement. Ryan won the NFL Rookie of the Year award, but lost in the playoffs to Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals. 13-Win NFL Season Although he missed the playoffs in his second season—despite finishing with a winning record—Matt Ryan had the Atlanta Falcons ...
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