Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will look at how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Atlanta Falcons have announced that they will be inducting Matt Ryan and Arthur Blank into their Ring of Honor this season.

Ryan was the third overall pick in 2008, promptly took over the starting job at Quarterback, and won the Offensive Rookie of the Year.  The most successful QB in franchise history, Ryan won the 2016 MVP and brought the Falcons to the Super Bowl, where they fell to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.  He threw for 59.735 Yards and 367 Touchdowns for the Falcons.

Blank purchased the team in 2002. Under Blank, the team has a record of 178-176-1 and has appeared in two NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl.

They will become the 13^th and 14^th names in the Falcons’ Ring of Honor, the first time that names have been inducted in five years.  They will join William Andrews, Steve Bartkowski, Tommy Nobis, Jessie Tuggle, Jeff Van Note, Mike Kenn, Claude Humphrey, Deion Sanders, Gerald Riggs, Warrick Dunn and Roddy White.

Blank’s induction ceremony will take place on September 22 at their home game against Kansas City, while Ryan’s will occur on October 3 against Tampa Bay.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Matt Ryan and Arthur Blank for this impending honor.