If anyone would vouch for why Matt Ryan should be the highest paid player in the NFL, it would be former Atlanta Falcons teammate Roddy White.
White, the franchise's all-time leading receiver with 10,863 yards on 808 receptions, played with Ryan from 2008 until White's final NFL season in 2015. Over that span, Ryan completed 643 passes to White for 8,422 yards and 52 touchdowns.
White wasn't the least bit surprised when Ryan became the first player to reach the $30 million per year mark as Ryan signed a five-year extension that includes $100 million guaranteed.