Take a look back at Matt Ryan after the Atlanta Falcons selected him third overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Now, the man known to Atlanta sports fans as "Matty Ice" is retiring as a Falcon after spending 14 years with the franchise from 2008 to 2021.

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