FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Matt Ryan said he is motivated to take care of unfinished business in his new role as president of football for the Atlanta Falcons.
Ryan was the NFL MVP winner for the 2016 season, which he capped by leading Atlanta to the Super Bowl — only the second time the Falcons, who debuted in 1966, have reached the league’s championship game — for the highlight of his 14 years as the team’s starting quarterback from 2008-21. Even so, the Falcons have never won an NFL title, and now Ryan has a new opportunity to help the team finally reach that goal.
His first priority is leading the search for a new coach and general manager.
“To the Falcons fans, my mission since I was drafted has never changed,” Ryan said Tuesday in his first news conference since being named president of football on Saturday. “It is to help this organization do everything it can to be champions and to win championships.
“And there is a sense of unfinished business.”