In the annual anonymous NBA player poll released by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic, one player named Kirk Cousins as their favorite

Kirk Cousins has one admirer in the NBA, but the quarterback probably wouldn't like the player's explanation. On Monday, The Athletic shared the results of an anonymous NBA player survey. While most of the questions were related to the Association,

Matt Ryan, the former Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts quarterback who was the 2016 NFL Most Valuable Player, officially announced his retirement on Monday."I'm honored to retire as a Falcon," said Ryan,

It wasn't long ago that the Atlanta Falcons drafted a bright-eyed, young quarterback out of Boston College who would go on to change the franchise's trajectory for years to come -- at least it doesn't feel that long ago.

After putting up numbers that will surely put him in consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ryan formally announced his retirement Monday to cap a 15-year career in which he spent all but one season as the steady-as-they-come quarterback of the Falcons.