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Falcons new QB Desmond Ridder’s jersey number is ironic

By Grayson Freestone

Claire Cornett tears up as her boyfriend, Desmond Ridder, former UC quarterback, speaks with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, general manager Terry Fontenot, and coach Arthur Smith on the phone before being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft at his draft party in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, April 29, 2022.Desmond Ridder Draft 42
Claire Cornett tears up as her boyfriend, Desmond Ridder, former UC quarterback, speaks with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, general manager Terry Fontenot, and coach Arthur Smith on the phone before being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft at his draft party in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, April 29, 2022.Desmond Ridder Draft 42 /
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The Atlanta Falcons believe that they found their new franchise quarterback for the next decade-plus. Desmond Ridder joins the Falcons after a stellar career as Cincinnati’s signal-caller and leader.

Ridder will always have a legacy in Cincinnati as he led them to an improbable college football playoff berth, he did all of this while wearing the number nine on his jersey. That number will always be in the history books for that college.

Desmond Ridder chose his number as a member of the Falcons, and it is quite ironic

Recently, the Atlanta Falcons announced the jersey numbers of each of their 2022 draft picks. Drake London and Desmond Ridder were probably the most intriguing when it comes to seeing the number they chose.

Many were thinking that Ridder would end up wearing the number nine, just like he did in college, but due to the relatively recent signing of Lorenzo Carter, who was able to snag the jersey number before Ridder was drafted, Desmond has instead picked the number four to wear on his Falcons jersey.

So, why is this ironic?

Think back to the events that took place that ended up being the reason why the Falcons had to draft a quarterback in this year’s draft, that being the Deshaun Watson saga.

Obviously, you probably know the story by now, the Falcons pursued Watson, and basically had him in their laps before a last-minute contract request that ended up sending him to Cleveland as Atlanta could not meet the requirements. This ended up ruining the relationship with quarterback Matt Ryan, who they eventually traded to the Colts.

If Deshaun Watson had landed in Atlanta, he almost certainly would have worn the number four on his jersey.

Who could have scripted this? The Falcons stunningly pursue Watson but miss out on him at the last second and now end up drafting a quarterback who will wear the same number as Deshaun Watson would have.

It may not have been the number four at quarterback that Falcons fans were hoping for, but there is still a supremely talented quarterback that will eventually take snaps for the team with the same number.

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