Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan officially announced his retirement Monday.

Fantasy Impact

Ryan will retire as a member of the Falcons, the team in which he holds the record for passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, passing rating, and wins. He retires with a 65.6% completion percentage, 62,792 passing yards, and 381 passing touchdowns in his 15 year career.

According to Zach Klein of WSB-Ch.2 Atlanta, the Indianapolis Colts are expected to release QB Matt Ryan. The move will clear $17 million in cap space.

Fantasy Impact

Ryan was traded to Indy to take over for QB Carson Wentz, but the pairing was not successful. Ryan had 15 fumbles and 13 interceptions in 12 games and was benched down the stretch. The Colts clear up cap space and move on to their next phase at QB, and Ryan is free to potentially join his third team in three years.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan is inactive for Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Fantasy Impact

Matt Ryan has slipped to third-string duties for the Colts and will be inactive for Monday night. Sam Ehlinger will back up newly minted starter Nick Foles against the Chargers.

Matt Ryan completed 19 of 33 pass attempts for 182 passing yards and one touchdown in the Colts' 39-36 Week 15 loss to the Vikings.

Fantasy Impact

Ryan underwhelmed once again Saturday for the Colts, averaging just 9.6 yards per completion for the team. The veteran signal caller's best days are clearly behind him and will be difficult to trust ahead of an unfavorable Week 16 matchup against the Chargers solid pass defense.

Matt Ryan will remain the Colts' starting quarterback for Week 15.

Fantasy Impact

Colts head coach Jeff Saturday made the announcement Monday morning that he will stick with Ryan as his starting QB. The Colts will come out of their bye week and travel to Minnesota to battle the Vikings on Saturday afternoon. Ryan took three sacks and committed four turnovers back in Week 13 against the Cowboys.