FLOWERY BRANCH — Matt Ryan has attended every day of the Atlanta Falcons' organized team activities in Flowery Branch and taken part in quarterback drills. The team recently concluded its second round of OTAs and will resume sessions on Monday.

Ryan, now serving as the Falcons' president of football, spent the first 14 years of his NFL career with the franchise. Though retired from playing, he has remained actively involved in on-field work, frequently throwing passes and assisting during individual drills.

“Matt's been out here every day,” said Tua Tagovailoa. “There's not a day where I haven't seen Matt out here, whether he's chopping it up with the quarterbacks, throwing, taking some throws with us, or kind of working around, just chatting with the guys. It's not every day where you get a former player and a former player of that caliber out at, you know, organization practices, let alone the organization that he's done so well for.”

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, who played with Ryan during his 1,000-yard rookie season, described Ryan’s presence as meaningful. “Man, it's a nostalgic moment,” Pitts said. “It's great having Matt out here. He can still spin it like he can still play, so it's pretty cool to see. He still talks the same. He's very rash. That won't ever change. That's Matt. But different, he's just in a different role. He's still the same person. I feel like he's wrapping me tighter under his wing from a different perspective as a front office guy now.”

Wide receiver Jahan Dotson, one of the Falcons’ first free agent additions under Ryan’s front office leadership, said Ryan has been a consistent and helpful presence. “It's honestly pretty cool,” Dotson said. “You get, you know, the legend of Atlanta to be out here and participate in throwing, catching passes from individual drills. So, you know, it's always fun. He's a great guy, real cool guy to pick his brain and just be around and learn the game from, but it's obviously, it's really cool just having him out here. Every day, anytime we need an extra arm, he's the first one up, even though we were stuck with these lefties, he's getting the righty spin for us.”