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Stephen Holder, ESPN
Veteran quarterback Matt Ryan, the NFL’s Most Precious Participant in 2016, is taking the following step in his profession. However this section won’t be on the sector.
Ryan, launched by the Colts in March after one season in Indianapolis, has joined CBS Sports activities as an NFL analyst, the community stated Monday. Ryan, who will flip 38 on Wednesday, will carry out roles as each a studio and recreation analyst throughout all CBS Sports activities platforms, in line with the announcement.
However Ryan, in a Twitter post asserting his new function, stopped wanting saying he is finished enjoying. He punctuated his message with a disclaimer: “P.S. — this isn’t a retirement publish.”
Excited to affix the @NFLonCBS household! Trying ahead to breaking down the sport this season.
P.S. – this isn’t a retirement publish ? pic.twitter.com/4fCTVpFxK0
— Matt Ryan (@M_Ryan02) May 15, 2023
Ryan has performed 15 seasons within the NFL and faces an unsure future after a troublesome 2022 season with the Colts. Ryan was benched on two separate events by Indianapolis and was suffering from turnovers. His 15 fumbles have been a profession excessive and have been second-most within the NFL final season. Ryan additionally threw 13 interceptions.
After the season, Ryan left the door open to enjoying once more and seemingly hasn’t backed off.
“I nonetheless love enjoying,” he stated when requested about his future. “I am clearly not dedicated to something. Acquired to see the way it shakes out. However I nonetheless love enjoying and nonetheless really feel like, truthfully, there’s a whole lot of good soccer [left].”
Ryan spent 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and holds a lot of the franchise’s key passing information. He’s the staff’s all-time chief in passing yards (59,735), landing passes (367) and cross completions (5,242). Ryan can also be high 10 all-time in profession passing yards (seventh, 62,792) and landing passes (ninth, 381).