Simply put, cap room realities and Atlanta’s desire to contend in 2021 mean that Matt Ryan in particular and Julio Jones to a lesser extent are unlikely to be moved. We have said again and again that this offseason is wide open for the team, but those trades were unlikely scenarios for this football team, and most fans were well aware of that.
With the recent Matthew Stafford-Jared Goff blockbuster, there was some renewed interest in understanding what Matt Ryan might fetch in a trade. The NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is here to throw cold water on even those speculative discussions, saying the team has not held any trade talks for Ryan and Julio and both remain unlikely to move.