At age 34, Matt Ryan will be the youngest quarterback to eclipse this milestone and Atlanta Falcons fans will still have plenty of more years with Ryan at quarterback.
As a fan, in the shadows of Thanksgiving, we should all be thankful that we have had stability and consistency at the quarterback position.
In an interview with ESPN, Ryan displayed how special this occasion is for him:
“To be able to hopefully get to 50,000 yards is something that, playing at Penn Charter when I was in high school running the triple-option and throwing the ball six times a game, did not seem realistic.