Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank brought back a franchise legend when he decided to hire Matt Ryan as the team's new president of football, but the move does not have a 100 percent approval rate.

Kevin Stefanski has promised to rely on the run game in Atlanta, but his most important job revolves around quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

The Matt Ryan reason that Falcons' Kyle Pitts decision is obvious originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. There's usually a sense when NFL teams hire new decision makers that they want to make the roster their own.

After hiring Stefanski, interviewees Robert Saleh (Titans), Jeff Hafley (Dolphins) and Jesse Minter (Ravens) all landed jobs. The Falcons didn’t interview Mike McCarthy, who has won a Super Bowl and who went to the Steelers.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Thursday that former quarterback Matt Ryan will be one of the candidates interviewed for the franchise's newly created position of president of football.

The Falcons leaned into franchise legend Matt Ryan to help secure Kevin Stefanski for the head coaching job.