Could Matt Ryan be the next blockbuster NFL trade?

Could the Washington Football franchise make an offer for Matt Ryan?

No one in the Falcons franchise has been committal to Matt Ryan and his future with the club. Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot have been very complimentary about Ryan but that does not mean they are not open to trades possibilities.

According to former ESPN host Josina Anderson, Washington made a significant offer for Matthew Stafford and are open and willing to trade for a veteran formidable starting quarterback. Matt Ryan is one of two quarterbacks to throw for 4,000 or more yards in 10 straight years, so he fits the definition of “formidable”.

Of course, the biggest roadblock to trading for Matt Ryan would be just how much of his remaining contract they would be willing to take on.

There are lots of ways to get things done in the NFL and while many fans want to complain about the cap hit, the fact is there are ways to lessen that impact in a trade scenario for Matt Ryan.

If the Atlanta Falcons were to trade Matt Ryan to the Washington football team, that ensures that the team drafts a quarterback in 2021. That also ensures that the Falcons pick up an additional first-round draft pick for 2021.

That would give them the ability to swap spots with the Jets to get the second-best quarterback in this draft – whoever that is.

NFL Insiders seem to think that the Stafford trade won’t be the only trade of a veteran quarterback this offseason. While that doesn’t necessarily mean Matt Ryan will be among those traded, he isn’t precluded from it either.

This is setting up to be one of the strangest Falcons off-seasons in the last decade.

We have no idea who is on the trading block, who is going to be a cap casualty, and who fits into the future that general manager Terry Fontenot and head coach Arthur Smith have envisioned for the franchise.