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An NFC quarterback advised Falcons G.M. to ‘just get this deal done’ for Matt Ryan | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan became the highest-paid NFL player earlier this month when he signed a 5-year, $150 million deal. While the news was surely celebrated by the 33-year-old Ryan, another NFC quarterback was likely happy to hear the news.

Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff appeared on Andrew Brandt’s podcast The Business of Sports and discussed Ryan’s contract. As he explained the timing of Ryan’s new deal, he discussed how Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers shared his input back in February.

“I saw Aaron interestingly enough at the Super Bowl, in the airport,” Dimitroff told Brandt.