The Facts: The Falcons have wanted to get a new contract in place with Ryan. That may be happening soon. “I think we’re close,” G.M. Thomas Dimitroff told 680 The Fan in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Diehards Line: Dimitroff, who acquired Ryan a decade ago with the third overall pick in the draft, says “it’s not a complicated process,” and as PFT's Mike Florio notes, it shouldn’t be. Ryan is due to make $19.25 million this year. With a cap number of $21.65 million, Ryan’s franchise tender in 2019 would be $25.98 million. In 2020, it would be $31.176 million. At a minimum, Ryan should want we he’s due to make over the next three years fully guaranteed at signing. That’s $76.4 million. "The problem," Florio added, "is that Kirk Cousins has set a new high-water mark of $84 million over three years. Ryan (or at least his agent) may want to do better than that. ..." Still, it’s hard to imagine Ryan playing for anyone else. We'll be watching for more.