Matt Ryan eager for new start with Colts after 14 seasons in Atlanta

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Matt Ryan was ready for a change and Indianapolis seemed like the perfect place to make a title run.

The 14-year NFL veteran and 2016 league MVP left Atlanta and arrived at his new team complex Tuesday, hoping to become the third straight veteran quarterback to win a Super Bowl in his first season with a new team.

"Yeah, it looks really good what Matthew Stafford did in Los Angles last year, making that transition work so well, and what Tom (Brady) did, I saw that first-hand in the division the year before," Ryan said. "I hope we can ride that trend that’s been going on and make it work for us."

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The Colts certainly believe he can after giving up a third-round pick, No. 82 overall, to acquire Ryan on Monday.

They're also hoping the four-time Pro Bowler who led Atlanta to its second Super Bowl appearance following the 2016 season can stabilize a position that's been in a state of flux. Ryan is expected to become Indy's sixth different opening-day starter in six years this fall.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan speaks during a press conference at the NFL team's practice facility in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ryan has down this path before.

In 2008, the 23-year-old rookie from Boston College went to the Falcons with expectations of rescuing a franchise reeling from coach Bobby Petrino's resignation after just 13 games and the imprisonment of quarterback Michael Vick for running a dogfighting ring.

Ryan responded by leading Atlanta to the playoffs for the first time in four years, earning the nickname "Matty Ice" and becoming the best quarterback in