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New Colts quarterback Matt Ryan was launched in Indianapolis at the moment and stated that he hopes he could be a worthy successor to a terrific legacy of Colts quarterbacks.
Ryan famous that he gained the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award at Boston Faculty in 2007, and that Peyton Manning was the participant he most modeled himself after when he was a younger participant.
“It’s a very special occasion,” Ryan stated. “We’re all so excited to be right here in Indianapolis and to be a part of this Colts group. It’s a corporation that has a protracted lineage of unbelievable quarterback play, beginning with Johnny Unitas, an award I used to be lucky sufficient to win once I was in faculty and to satisfy his household. . . . And Peyton Manning, who for me, rising up, was precisely who I needed to be. I’ve gotten an opportunity to get to know him throughout my profession, and there’s not a greater consultant for this group than him.”
Ryan additionally talked about latest Colts quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers as two gamers he respects, and he stated he’s optimistic about having success as the newest participant with the title of Colts beginning quarterback.
“I knew there was just one spot I needed to go,” Ryan stated. “And if I used to be going to make a transfer, this was the one place I needed to be.”