veteran quarterback Matt RyanThe NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2016 is taking the next step in his career. But this phase will not happen on the field.
Posted by Ryan colts Will joins CBS Sports as an NFL analyst in March after one season in Indianapolis, the network said Monday. Ryan, who will turn 38 on Wednesday, will serve as both a studio and game analyst on all CBS Sports platforms.
But Ryan in a twitter post In announcing his new role, he stopped short of saying that he had finished playing. He punctuated his message with a disclaimer: “PS – this is not a retirement post.”
excited to join @NFLonCBS Family! This season is expected to break the game.
PS – this is not a retirement post đ pic.twitter.com/4fCTVpFxK0
â Matt Ryan (@M_Ryan02) May 15, 2023
Cutting Ryan cleared $17 million in cap space for the Colts. But $12 million of the balance is tied to his 2023 base salary. Retirement may affect their entitlement to those payments.
Ryan has played 15 seasons in the NFL and faces an uncertain future with the Colts after a difficult 2022 campaign. He was benched twice and was plagued with turnovers. Ryan’s 15 fumbles were a career high and the second most in the NFL the previous season. He also threw 13 interceptions.
After the season, Ryan left the door open to play again.
“I still love to play,” he Said When asked about his future in February. “I’m obviously not committed to anything. Got to see how it shakes out. But I still love playing and still feel like, to be honest, pretty good football.” [left],
Ryan atlanta falcons and holds most of the franchise’s leading passing records. He is the team’s all-time leader in passing yards (59,735), touchdown passes (367) and completions (5,242). Ryan is also in the NFL’s top 10 in career passing yards (seventh, 62,792) and touchdown passes (ninth, 381).
