Matt Ryan Bio
Real Name: Matthew Thomas Ryan
Shortname : Ryan
Profession: Footballer
Personal Life
Date of Birth : May 17, 1985
Age (as in 2019) : 34 Years
Birthplace : Exton, Pennsylvania
Zodiac sign : Taurus
Nationality: American
School : William Penn Charter School
University / College: Boston College
Ethnicity : White
Net Worth : $40 Million
Family
Father: Michael Ryan
Mother: Bernice Ryan
Marital Status : Married
Wife: Sarah Marshall (m. 2011)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) : 193 cm (in centimeters), 1.93 m, 6’ 3” (in feet inches)
Weight (approx.): 99 kg, 220 lbs(in pounds)
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 46 inches
- Waist: 36 inches - Biceps: 16 inches
Eye Colour: Dark brown
Hair Colour: Light brown
About Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan is 33 years old American football quarterback who plays for Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
Early Life
Matt was born on 17th May, 1985 in Exton, Pennsylvania to Bernice and Michael Ryan. He was raised with three more siblings; John, Kate and Michael Ryan. He attended William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned All-East honors from Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report. He turned out to be a football player from young age as he received honors such as ‘All City First Team and second team recognition. He finished up his school career throwing more than 1300 yards with 9 touchdowns as a senior. Later he attended Boston College in 2003.
Career
His career started up in young age as a footballer while playing for the school team. Later he joined Boston College in 2003 and played making his debut in October 2004. In his first match against UMass Minutemen, he went to complete two passes for 16 yards and received the honor of Freshman Male Scholar-Athlete Award. He led the college team to three consecutive bowl victories from 2005 to 2007 and named after him the Manning Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Most Valuable of the MPC Computers Bowl.
Looking forward towards professional career, he was drafted by Atlanta Falcons as the third overall pick in 2008 NFL Draft further making him the fourth highest paid quarterback in the NFL with a contract of $72 million. He got the honor of first rookie quarterback to start a season for the Falcons since 2001. He played well and completed his first NFL pass for a 62-yard touchdown to Michael Jenkins. Some of his career highlights are mentioned below;
• NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2008)
• 4x Pro Bowl (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
• NFL passer rating leader (2016)
• NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
• First-Team All Pro (2016)
• NFL Most Valuable Player (2016)
• Bert Bell Award (2016) and many more.
With the Falcons his game has tremendously improved reaching his career high of 4944 yards and 38 touchdowns with seven interceptions in 2016 season. His amazing performance continued in following season getting his name listed in NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. He recently signed a five-year extension contract with the Falcons for $150 million in 2018 which further makes him the highest paid NFL player in history.
Personal Life
He got married to Sarah Marshall in 2011 and recently in 2018 became parents of twins; Marshall and John.
Net Worth
It is estimated to be around $50 million.
