Step right up, Matt Ryan. At some point before the start of the coming season, perhaps in the next month or so, the Atlanta Falcons will make [Ryan] the league's next $20 millionayear quarterback. The move is hardly a risky one, given Ryan's emergence as the face of the club, his fiveseason track record, his leadership and endurance, and the fact he helped rescue a franchise that had become irrelevant.Backed by a huge contingent of cheeseheads who were every bit as loud as the real home fans, Rodgers directed Green Bay to its second consecutive turnoverfree game. He now has 150 career TD passes and 42 interceptions, breaking Dan Marino's NFL record for fewest interceptions at that milestone. Marino had 69 interceptions when he threw his 150th TD pass..

When Duerson left the field for good after the 1993 season with the Arizona Cardinals, he was succeeding in the food service business. He also stayed active in players union affairs. Duerson read applications, testimonies an