Indianapolis Colts purchase QB Matt Ryan from Atlanta Falcons for third-round choose

ATLANTA — After 14 seasons and changing into the perfect quarterback in franchise historical past, the Atlanta Falcons are transferring on from Matt Ryan.

Atlanta traded Ryan on Monday to the Indianapolis Colts in trade for a 2022 third-round choose, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini.

Conversations about Ryan’s departure picked up in the beginning of the brand new league 12 months, when the Falcons grew to become a part of the group of groups inquiring about buying and selling for quarterback Deshaun Watson. Greater-ups all through Atlanta’s group met with Watson, a Gainesville, Georgia native, and tried to lure him to the Falcons regardless of 22 open civil fits starting from inappropriate conduct to sexual assault towards feminine therapeutic massage therapists.

As a part of that pursuit, the Falcons and Ryan pushed again a $7.5 million roster bonus due March 18 again 5 days to each let the Watson courtship play out and permit Ryan to hunt out commerce companions. Watson ended up waiving his no-trade clause to go to Cleveland, but it surely additionally put the Falcons ready the place it had very publicly sought out a succession plan for Ryan.