The Falcons are paying a record amount of money to make sure Matt Ryan doesn’t play for them
That's A LOT of dead cap money.
WHEW. The NFL QB carousel just took another spin, and this time, the Indianapolis Colts will have Matt Ryan starting under center this fall after the Atlanta Falcons dealt the longtime quarterback for just a third-round pick.
That means the team won’t have to pay a $7.5 million roster bonus to Ryan now that he’s … no longer on the roster.
But it does mean the Falcons will have his dead money on their salary cap this season. And it’s a record amount: A whopping $40.5 million, which is A LOT more than the Eagles took on when they dealt Carson Wentz. YOW:
It shouldn’t matter that much for a team that won’t contend in 2022. But still, that’s a lot of money to pay someone NOT to play for you.