Matt Ryan officially became the face of the Atlanta Falcons when he was selected as the third pick in the NFL draft. On Tuesday, the Falcons rewarded him with plenty of green. Ryan became the second top draft choice to sign when he accepted a six-year, $72 million contract that included $34.75 million in guarantees. Less than a week before the draft, tackle Jake Long signed a five-year, $57.75 million deal with the Miami Dolphins. Both players were represented by Tom Condon of CAA. Ryan was the first quarterback taken in the NFL draft. During his career at Boston College, Ryan completed 807 of 1,347 passes for 9,313 yards and 56 touchdowns. John Clayton covers the NFL for ESPN.com. _______________________ They need to do something about rookie contracts, this is getting ridiculous. I don't blame the Falcons, they had no choice...
Could you give the ESPN link? Nice, 12 million (if you're counting non-guaranteed), for an unproven player at a position with a history for busts.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_Yinka_Dare_Fan @ May 20 2008, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Could you give the ESPN link? Nice, 12 million (if you're counting non-guaranteed), for an unproven player at a position with a history for busts.</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3405326
