Falcons agree to massive deal with new QB Ryan

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This Is One Example Of Why There's A Labor Dispute On The Horizon: Matt Ryan Just Got More $$$ Than Ben Roethlisberger
Published 5/20/2008 by Blitzburgh at Behind the Steel Curtain: Front Page Posts
... How about $34.75 million in guaranteed money! The total contract is for $72 million, over 6 years, at least according to ESPN.com.  ...

Is Flacco next?
Published 5/20/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... The Atlanta Falcons signing former Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan to a six-year deal Tuesday all but assures there will be no repeat for rookie signal callers in 2007. Ryan will be in training camp on time and Baltimore Ravens rookie Joe Flacco already is ...

Arthur Blank declares Michael Vick era OVER!
Published 5/20/2008 by Billy Krumb at Clubhouse Cancer
... The 3rd overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, Matt Ryan signed a $72 million, six-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, ending concerns that prolonged negotiations could threaten his status as Atlanta’s newest ‘franchise’ player. ...

Comparing The Deals: Jake Long vs Matt Ryan
Published 5/21/2008 by Matty I at The Phinsider: Front Page Posts
... Incase you missed it, the Falcons yesterday reached an agreement with the 3rd overall pick in the draft, Matt Ryan.  And the deal is ridiculous.  It's a 6 year, $72 million deal that includes $34.75 million in guaranteed money.  Yes, that's right.  Matt Ryan is getting $72 million from the Falcons as the #3 overall pick.  ...

Rich McKay Is A Shrewd Negotiator
Published 5/21/2008 by Scott at Bucstats.com weblog
... already be paying him more than last year's number one and this year's number one. Now, let's both just take a deep breath and slow down a little. Deal? McKay: Ok, no, you're right. Wow, I don't know what came over me. Let me take a couple minutes to clear my head here. I can't believe I was being so reckless. Condon: Take all the time you need. It's been a tough year for you guys. It's perfectly understandable that you'd be a little... McKay: Seventy-two million, with thirty million guaranteed! No, thirty-two million. ...

MATT RYAN IS EXPENSIVE
Published 5/21/2008 at With Leather
... 2001 who signed a $130 million extension, the richest in the league at the time, in December 2005. And then, just for fun, they measured his height again and everyone there had an orgasm in their respective pantaloons. I'm just not expecting him to be much of a pro quarterback. Yeah, he had that last-second conquest over Virginia Tech, but so did that one Asian kid. Granted, he had a bad 40 time, but his completion percentage was off the nozzle.  [ESPN, home of the new erotic sports film series, E:69, coming this fall]

All business
Published 5/22/2008 by VanRam at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... Speaking of the CBA, owners cited rookie salaries as a main issue in their decision to opt out. I guess Arthur Blank had a different opinion on that. Matt Ryan now has a contract for six years, $72 million, with $34.75 million guaranteed. That's a deal ...