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2009 NEXT WINNER: MATT RYAN

By Alyssa Roenigk

Friday, December 5, 2008

If NEXT is defined by the future, by an athlete's potential for greatness, well then, sorry folks, you picked the wrong guy. Matt Ryan isn't NEXT for the possibilities stored in his right arm or for all the accolades he's sure to collect this year and in years to come. He is NEXT because he is NOW—suddenly, unexpectedly. Remember, this was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Falcons, a team coming off a 4—12 season and defined by the scandalous off-field actions of its forme ...

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