Matt Ryan and family with heartfelt thank you to Atlanta

“I have long thought and often said that I would retire as a Falcon,” Ryan wrote. “But the changes and growth continue. As excited as I am about this next step in my career, this is a bittersweet moment.

“I have spent more than a decade playing for you, the fans of Atlanta. You have made all of this worth it, and all of this means something more than what could ever be reflected in a statistic. I appreciate each and every one of you, and I thank you, so sincerely, for the life you have given me all of these seasons.”