GOODBYE CBS: WHY MATT RYAN CHOSE THE FALCONS OVER A LUCRATIVE TV CAREER
Matt Ryan returns to the Atlanta Falcons as President of Football. Discover his plans for a new HC and who might replace him at CBS.
Matt Ryan is heading back to Atlanta, leaving his job at CBS Sports behind.
The Falcons made it official Saturday morning. Ryan, who led Atlanta to that unforgettable Super Bowl LI run and basically owns the team’s passing record book, is coming home. His new title? President of football—a role the team just created.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank seems thrilled. “From his time on the field to his work at CBS, Matt’s always been a student of the game,” Blank said. “He understands today’s NFL, and nobody knows this organisation or city better.”
Don’t expect Ryan to juggle both gigs. Even though the NFL’s gotten used to seeing big-name quarterbacks like Tom Brady and Troy Aikman bounce between TV and team jobs, Ryan is going all-in on Atlanta.
So, what’s next for CBS? After Ryan retired from the NFL in 2022, he joined CBS Sports as an analyst in 2023, and by 2024, he was a regular on “The NFL Today” alongside Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, J.J. Watt, and James Brown. Ryan’s arrival lined up with Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms leaving.
Now, someone’s got to fill Ryan’s chair on the pregame show. FOS media writers Ryan Glasspiegel and Michael McCarthy say the short list is packed with NFL names—some coaches, some quarterbacks, all familiar faces:
Pete Carroll
Philip Rivers
Mike Tomlin
Russell Wilson
Jameis Winston
Tomlin just took the Steelers to the playoffs and faces the Texans Monday night, but McCarthy says Tomlin’s charisma and presence put him at the very top of the wish list for networks searching for their next star analyst if he ever steps away from coaching.
Wilson, 37, spent most of this season backing up in New York and insists he’s not done playing. Still, he sat in as a guest analyst on “The NFL Today” during the Giants’ bye week, and everyone thought he was a natural. Winston, another Giants backup, popped up on Peyton and Eli’s ManningCast this season and won’t have any trouble finding media work.
Back to the Falcons. Ryan’s first order of business? He’s in charge of everything football now, so he needs to hire a new general manager and then a head coach. Word is, the new GM will control the draft and roster, but Ryan gets the final say.
So far, the Falcons haven’t announced any head coach interviews, but they’ve reportedly put in requests to talk to several NFL coordinators and former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. John Harbaugh’s name keeps coming up, too—not just in Atlanta, but for every coaching vacancy out there.
Last Sunday, after the Falcons capped their season with a win over the Saints, Arthur Blank fired head coach Raheem Morris and GM Terry Fontenot. A day later, he announced even bigger changes: Ryan’s new position was born, and Rich McKay’s long run with the team ended—though McKay will stay on as CEO of AMB Sports & Entertainment.
YANKEES DEBUT ALERT: LEFT-HANDER RYAN WEATHERS OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST THE NATIONALS
Bronx debut: Discover how Ryan Weathers' new "bullet slider" and 97 MPH heat will lead the Yankees against the Nationals tomorrow.
Ryan Weathers is set to make his Yankees debut on the mound tomorrow night, according to Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News. The lefty will face a familiar team in the Nationals; he saw plenty of them back when he pitched for the Marlins in the NL East. The Yankees are still getting their starting pitchers ready for the 2026 season, so this outing gives them a chance to see what Weathers can do.
They picked up Weathers from Miami this offseason. He’s only 26, but he’s already been busy trying to sharpen his game. He's been working on a new two-seam fastball and a tighter bullet slider, hoping to finally show why he was once the seventh overall pick in the draft.
Before that, though, the Yankees take on Toronto today at 1:07 PM EST. Will Warren gets the start, and both Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are in the lineup.
Now, back to Weathers. Last year with the Marlins, he made eight starts and put up a 3.99 ERA, striking out over 22% of the batters he faced. The Yankees believe he has even more to offer. They’re betting that these new pitches, a better two-seamer and a firmer slider, will help him take that next step.
He throws hard; his fastball averaged 96.8 MPH last season, which got plenty of teams interested. The upside is real, but so is the risk. Injuries have slowed him down the last couple of years, cutting short what could have been breakout seasons.
First, Weathers has to prove he can stay healthy. Then, he needs to show that these tweaks to his pitch mix can help him avoid the hard contact that led to seven home runs allowed in just 38.1 innings last season. The Yankees are betting on his talent, though, and they see him as a possible future star in their rotation.
Tomorrow’s game is at George M. Steinbrenner Field, and it’ll be the Yankees’ first night game of the 2026 Grapefruit League, starting at 6:35 PM EST.
OLYMPIC FAMILY LEGACY: INSIDE TOM BRADY’S PLAN TO TURN VIVIAN INTO A SUPERSTAR OLYMPIAN
Sports news: Tom Brady's Olympic dream. Get the report on Vivian’s volleyball talent and Team USA’s wins in Milan.
Tom Brady, now retired and a seven-time Super Bowl champ, took his kids, Benjamin and Vivia,n to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They spent the week soaking up the city, meeting new faces, and cheering for Team USA on the ice. The real rush came on Thursday; the USA’s women’s hockey team pulled off a wild comeback against Canada, winning 2-1 in overtime. Megan Keller scored the game-winner, and Brady got to watch it all unfold right next to tennis legend Billie Jean King.
Four days later, the men’s team kept the momentum going. Jack Hughes scored another overtime winner against Canada on Sunday. You’d think that would be the biggest story from the Bradys’ trip, but no, what really got people talking was something way more personal.
Tom posted a sweet shoutout to his daughter Vivian on Instagram. Just after all the Olympic action, he shared a photo of 13-year-old Vivian, captioning it: “Future summer Olympian” with a string of volleyball emojis. Fans immediately caught on that Brady wasn’t just being a proud dad; he was dropping a real hint.
Vivian, whom he shares with Gisele Bündchen, already plays volleyball at school. She swims and plays soccer, too. What’s cool is that every sport she loves is a Summer Olympics event. Brady’s caption didn’t feel random; it felt like he meant it.
And this isn’t their first Olympic adventure together. Brady and Vivian hit up the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and packed their days with nine different events: gymnastics, beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. Vivian even got to play some volleyball on the sand with Brazilian legend Juliana Felisberta da Silva.
After seeing all the winter action in Italy, Brady’s “summer Olympian” tag for Vivian sounds even more hopeful. He knows exactly where he sees her going.
With the Olympics set to land in Los Angeles in 2028, Vivian will be 15 when the Games kick off in July. Club volleyball is probably her next step. And Brady himself? He’s hinted he’s got his own Olympic goals for 2028, turning the dream into a full-on family mission.
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