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The Atlanta Falcons will induct owner Arthur Blank and quarterback Matt Ryan into Ring of Honor during the 2024 season

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The Atlanta Falcons will induct owner Arthur Blank and quarterback Matt Ryan into Ring of Honor during the 2024 season

The Atlanta Falcons announced they will induct owner Arthur Blank and longtime quarterback Matt Ryan into the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor during the 2024 season. Blank will be recognized on September 22 during of the Falcons’ Week 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. Ryan will be recognized on October 3 during their Week 5 Thursday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Blank has owned Atlanta since 2002 and has been instrumental in Atlanta’s success in the 21st century. Before Blank’s arrival, there was no lasting success in Atlanta. There haven’t even been back-to-back winning seasons. Under Blank, the Falcons are 178-176-1. They have made the playoffs eight times with two NFC Championship appearances, one NFC Championship trophy, and a Super Bowl berth.
Off the field, Blank has been a consummate professional, continually being the face of philanthropy and recently winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from Sports Business Journal. He joined names such as Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, Dick Ebersol, Dan Rooney and Paul Tagliabue. His ability to hear what his consumers want and deliver a unique experience has made Mercedes-Benz Stadium one of the best venues in all of sports, alongside various other successful companies, such as the Atlanta United Football Club .

Ryan was drafted in 2008 and was expected to be a pseudo-savior for the Falcons after a tumultuous 2007 season that ended with their dynamic dual-threat quarterback in jail for dogfights and their former head coach leaving for Little Rock , Arkansas, 13 games later.

Not only was he the savior, but he arguably became the greatest hawk to don the red and black. Ryan finished his storied career in Atlanta with the best record as a quarterback (120-102), most yards (59,735, more than the next three quarterbacks combined), touchdowns (367, more than the next three quarters combined) and the best passer rating (94.2).

No one better exemplifies what it means to be a Falcon than Blank and Ryan, this honor for both of them is more than deserved, and Falcons fans are grateful for the contributions these two have made to the success of the Falcons organization. Falcons and the city of Atlanta.

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