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Luke Easterling

Falcons trading QB Matt Ryan to Colts for 3rd-round pick

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After a failed pursuit of Deshaun Watson, the Atlanta Falcons are moving on from the most productive quarterback in franchise history.

Matt Ryan is being traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a third-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, per multiple reports.

The No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, Ryan has been the Falcons’ quarterback ever since, starting 222 games in Atlanta.

The move gives the Falcons an extra Day 2 pick in this year’s draft, but leaves them without a starting quarterback for the first time in nearly two decades.

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