The forward regularly gets mistaken for the NFL quarterback and hasn't even received his first Laker paycheck yet, but he has found an opportunity of a lifetime with Los Angeles.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan struggled to put a finger on exactly what went wrong Sunday in a 34-28 OT loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI, in which Atlanta let a 28-3 lead slip away.
Matt Ryan, who guided the Falcons to a league-best 540 points as well as their first Super Bowl appearance since 1999, won the NFL MVP award on Saturday, beating the Patriots' Tom Brady.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank didn't specifically say whether Matt Ryan should be the league's top earner, but he did say the MVP front-runner "needs to be compensated well, certainly."
In Las Vegas, Tom Brady is the favorite to win Super Bowl MVP at 10-11, with Matt Ryan second choice at 8-5. But Vic Beasley Jr. is generating interest.
The Patriots are the most disliked team in the NFL, according to a poll from Public Policy Polling, with Tom Brady both the most liked -- and disliked -- quarterback.
