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Ryan driven to improve in 5th season with Falcons
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan gets warmed up after taking the field at the Flowery Branch training complex Thursday afternoon during day one of training camp. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
Charles Odum
Associated Press
Updated: Jul 27, 2012, 1:34 AM
Published: Jul 27, 2012, 1:37 AM
FLOWERY BRANCH — Matt Ryan wasn't satisfied to set a Falcons record for yards passing in a season in 2011. He wasn't content to join Dan Marino and Joe Flacco as the only quarterbacks since 1950 to win at least 40 games in their first four seasons. So about three weeks after the Falcons' wild-card playoff loss to the Giants, Ryan was ready to start working for a better postseason finish.
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NFL: Legendary former Atlanta Falcons quarterback calls in a career
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Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan throws a pass during the first half of Super Bowl 51 against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Houston. - photo by Eric Gay
Paul Newberry
Associated Press
Published: Apr 22, 2024, 8:05 PM
Matt Ryan finishes career seventh on list for career passing yards, ninth most touchdowns
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