We Have an ESPY Winner

By J. Michael Moore | Published: July 16, 2009

Matt Ryan is your Best Breakthrough Athlete of 2008.

The Falcons quarterback won the award at the 2009 ESPYS, which will air 9 p.m. Sunday evening on ESPN. Ryan, the winner of the Associated Press Rookie of the Year award, won over Olympian Shawn Johnson, baseball star Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays and NBA player Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls.

The award was decided by fan votes.

Ryan led the Falcons to an 11-5 regular-season record, completing 256 passes for 3,340 yards and 16 touchdowns. He becomes the seventh NFL player to receive the ESPN honor and the first quarterback since Tom Brady (2002).

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25 Comments

  1. TsunNan Herndon
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 10:16 am | Permalink

    Congratulations Matt,You deserve it!All of the other athletes deserve an applause also.Without Sports,we wouldn’t have entertainment.Thanks to all the sports ATHLETES in the WORLD!

  2. TsunNan Herndon
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 10:17 am | Permalink

    I forgot to mention!Matt ,you’re not MATTY ICE.You are the ICEBREAKER!

  3. Rip
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 11:03 am | Permalink

    Matt ,I like way you do your buisness ,keep it up !

    Go Falcons !

  4. CHOCTHEFALCONFAN
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 12:53 pm | Permalink

    CONGRATS TO MATT RYAN!!

  5. falconspower
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 1:02 pm | Permalink

    Congratulations Matt Ryan – an impressive start to your career. The award I want to see you win, as soon as possible, is the MVP of the Superbowl.

  6. Tom
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 1:02 pm | Permalink

    Congratulations, Matt. You are heroic as an athlete and as a person. I count my lucky stars that you are a Falcon.

  7. natecatl
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 1:22 pm | Permalink

    Congrats Mattie ice, lets keep tha awards coming team and indiviuals. GO FALCONS!

  8. natecatl
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    Congrats Mattie ice, lets keep tha awards coming team and individuals. GO FALCONS!

  9. Brand New Day
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 1:52 pm | Permalink

    So glad Matt Ryan is our QB…
    100% improvement over Michael Vick!

  10. Char Wright
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 5:41 pm | Permalink

    Never been so excited to be a Falcons Fan. Thanks Matt and all Falcon players and coaches.

  11. kevin williams
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 7:49 pm | Permalink

    good job matt, now lets get him some true wideouts besides roddy white, lol

  12. Midnyte Jackson
    Posted July 17, 2009 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    Congrats 2 my favorite QB. since Vick…. I love how matt ryan does his job on and off da field to lead the Superbowl Bound Atlanta Falcons!!!!!!!

  13. pernell 2009
    Posted July 17, 2009 at 10:04 am | Permalink

    I get so tried of people trying to compare Matt to Mike. Matt has a complete offence around him. The new staff put together a very good team. With Mike he was the team, offenive line, running back, and qb. Lets just take the line away from Matt Ryan for one game and see how he do. Dont get me wrong I like Matt to, but lets stop comparing

  14. gunboat
    Posted July 17, 2009 at 6:15 pm | Permalink

    All I have to say to the falcons about Matt Ryan is,Get as many playmakers around him as you can,This guy will be one of the great ones!

  15. j. boogie cart
    Posted July 17, 2009 at 8:03 pm | Permalink

    in the depth of my soul, down and out, after the falcons last game I had an epifany. mike vick lined up slot receiver with red jersey on, i.e. hopefully for home native the atlanta falcons. but sadly enough vick will be gone and there’s … no void. The Falcons should be one bad (meaning good) team this year and for many years to come.

    p.s. vick would be GOLD on miami or san frans!!

  16. Brand New Day
    Posted July 17, 2009 at 10:57 pm | Permalink

    Vick was a selfish player…Ryan isnt!

  17. Vick is gone thank god
    Posted July 18, 2009 at 1:01 am | Permalink

    pernell 2009 :I get so tried of people trying to compare Matt to Mike. Matt has a complete offence around him. The new staff put together a very good team. With Mike he was the team, offenive line, running back, and qb. Lets just take the line away from Matt Ryan for one game and see how he do. Dont get me wrong I like Matt to, but lets stop comparing

    last time I checked Vick stunk it up with many of the same pieces in place, receiver and O-line wise. Last time I checked this was the Atlanta Falcons website…all you M. Vick lovers should go to his website and worship. Congrats M. Ryan, you deserve it.

  18. james
    Posted July 18, 2009 at 4:26 am | Permalink

    WHewww,congradulation,matty Ice.i knew it was gonna be a tough fight between you and derrick rose

  19. james
    Posted July 18, 2009 at 4:27 am | Permalink

    WHewww

    ,congradulation,matty Ice.i knew it was gonna be a tough fight between you and derrick rose

  20. Cornelius Faulk
    Posted July 18, 2009 at 4:49 pm | Permalink

    I met a very polite young man of charter on yesterday by the name of Jones from the University of Miami. I hope he makes the team. He is a WR. Very manerable, the type of player I want on the team.

  21. nick Falcon
    Posted July 19, 2009 at 3:47 am | Permalink

    never had a doubt

  22. Rodney FalconsFan4Life
    Posted July 21, 2009 at 12:55 pm | Permalink

    Matt Ryan You are Awesome!!!!! Can’t wait for another great season!!! Falcons Fan 4 Life

  23. DEISEL
    Posted July 22, 2009 at 7:58 am | Permalink

    Hey Matt Congrats on the ESPY. I knew you could do it man. Good luck with next year. I know you can break the curse. You are the future and the sky is the limit for you.

  24. Ted
    Posted July 22, 2009 at 8:11 am | Permalink

    @kevin williams
    You are foolish, Roddy white is a top 5 reciever in the league. Tom Brady never won a superbowl with anyone better than Roddy White.

  25. Kevin Barnette
    Posted July 27, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Congrats on the Espy,but I knew we had a winner when your frist NFL pass went for a TD.You are the man but we got to get a better nickname.