Matt Ryan In American Football

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Matt Ryan is currently #2 and the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, his is 217 lbs and stands at 6’4”. He is has been to the playoffs a number of times but has never gone to the super bowl. Hoping and praying with 6-2 as of right now he and the falcons will continue the race to the playoffs and the super bowl. As he was growing up Matt went to school at William Penn Charter High School, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played in several sports. He played quarterback in football. He played shortstop and pitcher for baseball. He was also the small forward for the Basketball team. Matt began attending Boston College in 2003, He start playing football with them the following year. The 2004 season (freshman season) was

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