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Matt Ryan named President of Football
ATLANTA – Atlanta Falcons Owner and Chairman Arthur M. Blank named former NFL MVP and CBS Sports Analyst Matt Ryan the team's President of Football on Saturday morning.
Ryan assumes the role immediately and will oversee all aspects of Falcons football for the organization, reporting directly to Blank while collaborating with Falcons President and CEO Greg Beadles to ensure alignment of the entire business and football areas of the organization. Atlanta is currently engaged in searches for a new head coach and general manager. Both hires will report to Ryan.
"Throughout his remarkable 14-year career in Atlanta, Matt's leadership, attention to detail, knowledge of the game and unrelenting drive to win made him the most successful player in our franchise's history," said Blank. "I am confident those same qualities will be a tremendous benefit to our organization as he steps into this new role. From his playing days to his time as an analyst at CBS, Matt has always been a student of the game, and he brings an astute understanding of today's NFL, as well as unique knowledge of our organization and this market. I have full confidence and trust in Matt as we strive to deliver a championship caliber team for Atlanta and Falcons fans everywhere."
Falcons to interview ex-QB Ryan for new prez role
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ATLANTA — The Falcons have interviewed former franchise quarterback Matt Ryan, among others, for a new role entitled the "president of football."
The president of football position will be hired first. On Friday, the Falcons announced they had interviewed Ryan along with five other candidates.
Whoever gets hired as president of football will lead the interviews for the head coach and general manager candidates, team owner Arthur Blank said Thursday. The Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Sunday night.
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Falcons complete interview with Matt Ryan for President of Football
The Atlanta Falcons completed an interview with Matt Ryan for their new president of football role, the team announced on Friday evening. Ryan, a former league MVP, spent 14 out of his 15 NFL seasons as the quarterback for the Falcons, leading the team to a Super Bowl appearance in 2016.
The Falcons created this president of football role to work closely with the next head coach and general manager to put the best product on the field. It's solely a football position, and Ryan has widely been considered the favorite throughout the process, but the team is doing its due diligence.
"Our new head coach and general manager will report to the new president of football, and they will work collaboratively as a football leadership team on all football decisions. Final decision-making authority will rest with the president of football," Blank explained of this new role.
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