Dear Atlanta... | Matt Ryan retires from the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon
2024 ж. 21 Сәу.
55 168 Рет қаралды
Quarterback Matt Ryan reflects on 14-seasons with the Atlanta Falcons in a letter to the city that drafted him.
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Matt Ryan, you were my quarterback. I watched every game that you played in a falcon uniform one way or another whether it was highlights or paying for pass and I appreciate everything you brought us as a franchise you for everything that you gave us.
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Me too
Matt you will always be my QB1!
Same here! He qa under appreciated and countless times over delivered! We were spoiled for 14 years, and ironically as I type this the hair band Cinderella song DONT KNOWNWJAT YA GOT UNTIL ITS GONE is playing on the radio.....that is sadly how Matt's tenure was viewed and handled by many that would never openly admit it. Most luck warm fans didn't know what we jad in Matt Ryan bc they were too busy trying to run him outta town bc of their Vick hangover syndrome! Matt gave us the most sustained success EVER in franchise history and came within a hair of winning us a Super Bowl (thank DQ for that debacle). Matt will be missed as a player, a leader and our QB, but his legacy WILL BE THE STANDARD for future Falcons QBs, and until someone wins us a Super Bowl, Matt will always be the GOAT as the Falcons QBs!
love you matt.
Wow. This… unexpected hit in the feels. I really miss 2. Thanks Matty.
Matty Ice! 🙌🙌
Matt, my son's first Falcons football game was October 2008 when you beat the Chicago Bears with 11 seconds left. My son had a choice: to meet some of the Falcons players or watch the rest of the game....He told me "I'm not going to miss this game, Matt's got this!" That 16 year old kid is now 33 and you've been his favorite QB ever since. Thank you, Matt, we love you ❤️🖤❤️🖤
Wow what a special story so similar to mine! That was my very first Falcons game and I was 17! Matt is forever my QB! Thank you for sharing!
This was my first Falcons game as well. What a special memory.
That game was so awesome! I got to share it with my little cousin
GET ******* SET
He got the ball with 6 seconds left and hit that out route with 1 second left.. that was amazing. I watch it on KZhead all the time
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID MATTY ICE....YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED HERE IN ATLANTA 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️👏👏👏👏👏👏
Honestly got teary eyed watching this. I loved watching him play and he was probably the best quarterback Atlanta ever had so far.
That’s my quarterback 🥺. The city of Atlanta will forever be appreciative to you 💪🏾💯
MY quarterback. Always will be.
Damn... I'm a Washington fan and watching this even made me a little teary eyed. Thanks for an awesome career, Matt. You were a pleasure to watch for every football fan, and I hope we hear more of you every sunday in the booth. God bless. Hope another all-time great comes along in another draft some day for all you ATL fans.🙏🏼
Matt Ryan , Damn , Thank You For Being The Fearless Quarterback That You Were For Us Die Hard Atlanta Falcons Fans. We Will Always Be Appreciative Of You. RISE UP , PEACE
He will always be remembered for 28-3
The greatest Falcon to ever wear the jersey. Thank you for giving Atlanta 14 unforgettable seasons.. there is only one Matty ICE !!! 🥶🧊🧊
#2 needs to be retired. Rise Up !!!
Big ups to you, Matt. Congratulations on your retirement. While we didn't achieve the ultimate goal, it was a hell of ride along the way. You're a Hall of famer in my book. 1000%
as a Saints fan and someone who never liked the Falcons. you had one hell of a career, next stop Canton. congratulations Matt 🙏🏽
I wish I can go back to me being in the 5th grade , watching Matt Ryan enter his rookie year . Cheering for my falcons . Matt Ryan was my quarterback ! That’s all I knew growing up .
Matt Ryan.. when you came to Atlanta I didn't know who my team was going to be for life. You made me be a ATL Falcons fan forever. I bleed atlanta. Matty Ice.. you will always be Matty Ice.... we love you and we will always remember what you brought Atlanta... Rise Up!!
Atlanta Falcons legend. What a player and human being. Thank you for all the memories
Matt, I wanna thank you for everything for representing my city and my favorite team; Atlanta Falcons. Rise Up forever!
Thanks for everything Matty Ice ❄️
I don’t usually get emotional for retirements but this one got me! Thank you Matt Ryan for all the great years! You will be missed!
Thank you Matty Ice👍🏾
The greatest !!
Thank you Matt Ryan for everything you gave to Atlanta, and the Falcons and to me as a fan!
Thank you Matt for everything
Panthers fan here, Matt Ryan. Much respect to you💯 I enjoyed watching you play, best wishes to you and yours 👏🏽
GREATEST FALCONS QB EVER!!!!!! #2 THANK YOU!!!! FUTURE HOF!!!!!
Thank you Ryan for your leadership and dedication to this team and city.
Thanks my quarterback! Thank you matt for being the best you could be!
Don’t forget 28-3 truly one of kind QB
Hard to believe it’s been this long. I remember being a 21 year old kid pumped that we “got our guy” and man he was awesome. Sad we couldn’t get that ring but memories last a lifetime. Congrats Matty Ice!
Looking forward to your HOF induction. I, for one, truly appreciated having you to cheer for. One of my prized possessions is my Matt Ryan autographed mini helmet, I wanted the full size one but couldn't afford it😊. Thanks again Matt for the memories. Nothing was more rewarding than seeing a true professional at work.
Never in the HOF.
@dazzajac4305 and the hate begins. Surprised it took this long.
Matt Ryan you were my childhood hero from 2015-2022 you were my favorite quarterback and watched every single one of your games, I know things didn't end well in the Superbowl but your still a badass nonetheless you gave this franchise life for 14 years and you will go down as the greatest falcon ever, thank you HALL OF FAMER Matt Ryan ❤️
Matt Ryan, my favorite player for the Atlanta Falcons! Congratulations on your retirement!
Goat in my hart we love you Matt ❤❤❤
❤❤❤ 💯💯💯 #2 Will Live On Forever In The ATL
Im a Raider fan. Youve been a joy to watch outside of my Raiders. Wish you couldve played for us. Thanks for the memories Matt.
💯🐐#2 Thank You For The Memories And Always Showing Up Going Hard For The 🦅One Of The Greatest To Ever Put On A Falcons Jersey ❤🖤
Matt will never be forgotten! Legend!
I’ve been a Falcons fan since 1975 and have only had 2 quarterbacks - Steve Bartkowski and Matt Ryan. Thanks for all you and your family have done for the franchise and our city. You were often maligned and under appreciated, but true Falcons fans know we were blessed to have you under center for all those years. I’m looking forward to your HOF induction 5 years from now. RISE UP Matty Ice!
Nothing but class and hard work thank u Matt Ryan for ur revitalization of the Falcons and the city. U WILL ALWAYS BE QB1 ALL TIME.
Matt, thank you for providing me with & playing a part in some of the best memories of my life. You led this team, organization & this city with class. Led our team in the trenches & were the ultimate underdog. Will never forget. Thank you Matt Ryan. The real ones know how much you’ve meant to this organization & to our city.
Thank you Matt, you’ll always be my QB1!
Thanks for your dedication to Atlanta, Matt! We appreciate everything you did for our team and city! ❤
Love you Matt thank you for everything!!!😞
Thanks for the memories Matt
Thanks Matt. We love u bro. Always our QB!!!!!!!!!! 😢 Forever rising ✌🏾
Thanks matty Ice for everything u did in Atlanta
Man didnt think this would hit me emotionally, but Matt Ryan Thank you for all the hard work you put into this team!! You brought back what it meant to have winning seasons and a winning team to Atlanta!! I've watched every game since the day you were drafted and have always had confidence the ball was well taken care of every time you released it ever since your first pass TD in the regular season your rookie year!! Ever since that game I knew i wanted a Matt Ryan jersey, no doubt! And have taken countless pictures with it since and proudly I might add!! Thank you for all the years of being a proud Atlanta Falcons fan with you at the helm!!! Gonna miss watching you play Matty Ice!!!
A class act all the way through. A steady hand that Atlanta could rely on. The glue that held the org together. Atlanta has truly not been the same since he retired and he will be missed.
I’m so grateful for Matt to have been my introduction to sports as a young kid into my teens. The Falcons, and Matt specifically, were a transformative part of who I am. As I turn 27 in three days, it’s the grit and determination that came with being a fan of this team and a fan of Matt that has carried me so far in life. Thank you.
😊 Thank you Matt for great years of Football. Thank you for being Atlanta's Quaterback. Thank you for the awesome winning seasons we had with you. I hope to get your autograph one day. I tried at training camp one year , but so many people surrounded you I couldn't get to you. I am glad you are retiring as an Atlanta Falcon.
This definitely got me all in my feelings. Ryan was my QB from me being a kid all the way to adulthood. Met him once, super super nice guy. Gave me 7 or 8 minutes of his time and was the best QB all time for my team. Shows how much life really isnt fair. After 2016, i thought the team would be back and Ryan would get one before he retired, and never did. You deserved a ring, team and mostly the OC robbed you of your greatness being evaluated to another level. Thank you Matt for everything you have done for the Falcons, all the great moments you have given me and my son throughout the years and for everything you did for the city of Atlanta. Much appreciated from me!
Thank you Matt. You are my favorite player. You are the best pick ATL ever made! Thanks for all you did for us and all the hard work you put in. Good luck in the future.
😢❤ Best QB in ATL history
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That’s my dog, great career, and definitely a first ballot hall of famer. Thank you Matty ice. Goosebumps watching this
Not 1st ballet and not ever a hall of famer. Sorry, losing to TB 12 during the Super Bowl, the way he did keeps him out. Cannot take a sack in that situation Matt. Sorry. Do better.
@@pulpprof526 your just mad you’ve never had a good QB, definitely a bears fan🤣
Congrats Matt well deserved
You made me fall in love with Football Matt!!! Thank you for all the great memories, I loved watching you play. You will always be loved!! QB1!!!
😢😢😢 I'll always remember you matt I remember when we drafted you my freshman year of high school you gave me a lot of winning seasons spite the struggles of staff being there and gone ill miss you Matt Ryan ❤❤😢😢
Thank you Matt Ryan! You carried this franchise to a level of consistency and excellence that we had never experienced before, and gave us some of the best football in the world. You will always be my QB1!
Moved to Atlanta the year they drafted Matt Ryan and randomly decided to go to a few home games that year. Something about that team I just felt a connection with and Matt Ryan was one hell of a QB.
Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊🍾 Matt Ryan Matty Ice 🧊
You were my first jersey matt. I still wear it with pride out here in texas. Thank you for being such a professional and such a damn good quarterback. Enjoy the next chapter in your life.
Truly a “pros pro” and a class act in every sense of the word. You were a really good quarterback too.
Thank you Matt for so many good years!!! Let's Go Falcons!!!!!!
Love you forever Matt Ice
Thank you matt, i remember when you first started, i was at the flea market after your first season and i was 7 years old. A kind man handed me a cases Matt Ryan rookie card, i treasured that card my whole life as a falcons fan. It’s worthless monetary value but the joy of watching you and julio together for years, its priceless memories
Matt Ryan you are among the great quarterBacks of all time!! You lifted our ATL football up far higher than most of our fans expected!! You created excitement on the field week after week!! You are and have always been such a leader on and off the field!! You have always been admirable when speaking to the press and public, even when circumstances were tough. You and your family have been so generous to our city!! It is so sad to me that our team did not always give you the support you deserve to reach your maximum potential!! You and your wonderful family are cherished!! Can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for you!! So enjoyed your broadcasting last year!! Hope there will be more to enjoy!! God bless you and your family!! Thank you for the fun!!!
One of my favorite memories with my dad who is passed on now was watching his first game. We are Packers fans but they played a later game that year. I remember his first pass being a touchdown and my dad saying wow that doesn't happen ever. This kids Gunna be good. Matty Ice gained a couple of fans that day.
Thanks for everything Matt Ryan 😊
I told myself I would never go to a Falcons game without taking my dad. In 2019 I bought us tickets to see y’all play the Saints. It was my last moment with my dad before he tragically passed away unexpectedly. It was a pleasure seeing my favorite football player on the field and unknowingly cherishing those last moments with my father. So thank you. You have made a significant impact larger than you may realize.
We love you Matt ❤
Thank you Matt we love you
It's hypocritical how they did you Matt , the real fans know. Thanks for all the great memories and years. I was at your first falcons game , your last and plenty in between
😢😢 dam Matt! Thank you for everything‼️
We were lucky to have you Matt. God bless!
Thank you for everything. Atl will really see how good you were and how people too you for granted
Thank you. Matty Ice 😢. I grew to learn & enjoy American Football as an immigrant in Atlanta watching you every Sunday.
Thank you brother you deserve your flowers 💐 one of the best to ever do it📈💯
Thank you, Matt. You will always be Matty Ice to me and my favorite Falcons QB of all time. You deserved better than our team was able to give you. I will always think of you as a leader and an underappreciated elite QB and person. Thanks for everything and congratulations to you and your family.❤
Awesome Video--Simply the Best to Ever do it Here! Congrats on your Retirement Matty Ice! Thanks for the memories!
I named my first born after you. What you did for us will stay with me forever. Love you Matt. You changed the falcons forever. Congratulations on your retirement!!!!!
This video was 3:25 in length. If you add those two numbers together it equals 28… 28-3 will never die.
Matt Ryan, you are certainly my favorite football player of all time. I watched every single one of your games and If I missed one by chance I caught the highlights. Not only did you give it your all on the field, you were a class act off the field your entire career. Your ability to find success with below average defensive numbers from the team almost you whole career is incredible. I truly believe you are the most underrated Quarterback of all time.
Thank you Matt! Took my son and wife to there very first game with you as our QB! You will forever be loved in ATL RISE UP!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations on your retirement MR2. Thank you for the memories and best of luck in your future.
Thank you, Matt. You did your best for Atlanta. You gave it your all. You weren’t perfect but who really is. You deserved to be a champion. Thank you for it all.
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It brings me to tears of how the years went by that long 😢 Matty Ice, I love you so much man. You were my fav qb growing up and I will love forever. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into Atlanta. Love you man
I watched this guy light up the field at Boston college as a kid, and damn was I sad he never got the ring he deserved. Great qb, an amazing man, and I’m happy he made it
#2 gave a lot for this city. Proud to have the opportunity to watch this man grow up, hell of a player and even better of a man. Thank you from this fan, I am grateful for all you gave to the game.
Love you Matt your the best we've had bless you & your family.
Thank you Matt,for being a true professional ,on and off the field.Always felt you were one of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game,and you proved it. I will continue to root for the Falcons, but there will only be 1 Matt Ryan.Thank you....#2
God Bless and nothing but grace and love for you Matt Ryan. I have you as one of the greatest along Johnny Unitas and other greats. My sixty two years of watching football. Wishing you and your family the best that life can bring you. God Bless......your are one of the goats of NFL legends.
THAT'S MY QUARTERBACK 😢
You were The Very Best Matty Ice! Rise Up Sir. You have been and will always be a Falcon….
Thankyou Matt ❤ you accomplished a lot in my eyes ✊💯
This is AWESOME news.. I had been saying this all along.. Thanks MattyIce and Atlanta Falcons!!!
Thank you so very much!!! Mr Matty Ice Ryan you help heal and strengthen our belief in the Atlanta falcons again after the Mr Vick debacle!!! You sir brought the fan base back !!! Goooo Falcons rise up!!!
My damn guy right here ATL fan for life and Matt Ryan had me on the edge of my seat every year wish we got it done but your still that ATL goat and I got to see it
As a UK Falcons fan it's been a privilege to watch Matty Ice as my QB. Sad to close this chapter but excited to see where our beloved franchise is going....something feels different now! Fly into a healthy retirement Matt. LETS GO!!!!
Matt ryan will always rise up in my book. Go Falcons! Good memories and great speech. Enjoy your retirement dirty bird.