Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan: Biography in Details

Who is Matt Ryan?

Matt Ryan is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Previously, he played college football at Boston College.

Later, he became drafted by the Falcons with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Who are the parents of Matt Ryan?

Ryan was born in Exton, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1985, as the third of four siblings, was born to Bernice and Michael Ryan. He is 36 years old.

One of his uncles, John Loughery, played quarterback at Boston College from 1979-82. He became interested in the world of football in his childhood years. He is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to Irish ethnic background.

Education

Talking about his education, Ryan attended William Penn Charter School. Later, he attended Boston College in 2003 and redshirted his first year with the team.

Matt Ryan: Professional life, Career

Initially, Ryan0020was a three-year starter and earned All-East honors from Larunt Lemming Prep Football Report. Additionally, before the 2004 season, he was named the starting quarterback for Boston College due to an injury to Quinton Porter.

He made his collegiate debut on October 2, 2004, against the UMass Minutemen and completed two of three passes for 16 yards. Additionally, he was named the second-string quarterback behind Quinton Porter in the 2005 season. In the 2006 season, he started 11 of the 12 games and completed 254-of-398 passes for 2,700 yards, 17 touchdowns, and eight interceptions.

Talking about his professional career, Ryan scored a 32 on the Wonderlic exam, tying Louisville’s Brian Brohm for the highest score by a quarterback in the 2008 Draft class. Eventually, he was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2008 NFL Draft.

On August 24, 2008, Ryan was named the starting quarterback for the September 7 regular-season opener against the Detroit Lions. Most recently, Ryan connected with tight end Austin Hooper for an 88-yard touchdown on September 10, 2017, in the season-opening 23–17 victory.

Talking about his awards and honors, Ryan received the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 2007. Additionally, he also won the ACC Player of the Year award the same year. Furthermore, he received the Bert Bell Award and FWA Offensive Player of the Year award in 2016.

Matt Ryan: Net Worth, Salary

Ryan has a salary of $11,500,000 from the Atlanta Falcons. Furthermore, he has an estimated net worth of around $70 Million.

Is Matt Ryan involved in any rumors and controversies?

Ryan became part of controversy due to the Falcons win after the wide receiver Golden Tate’s potential game-winning touchdown was ruled short of the goal line and a 10-second runoff awarded the win to Atlanta. The finish was termed controversial. Additionally, he also became part of another controversy as he was rumored to be taunted by Suh and Avril of Detroit Lions.

Matt Ryan: Body Measurements

Ryan has a height of 6 ft. 4 inches. Additionally, he weighs 98 kg. Furthermore, his hair color is light brown and eye color is dark brown.

Social Media

Ryan is active over social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram. He has more than 313.7k followers on Twitter.

In addition, he has more than 375k followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 213k followers.

References: (espn.com, nfl.com, therichest.com, ethnicelebs.com)

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