Matt Ryan is a proven team leader and postseason quarterback, he just hasn't been able to secure a Super Bowl victory for the Atlanta Falcons. And while the team is currently in a state of turmoil, Ryan has kept a positive outlook and uplifted the group of guys around him. Ryan also did the same during his days as a member of the Boston College Eagles. From 2004-2007, Matt Ryan put up an impressive 9,313 yards through the air for 56 touchdowns. Ryan won the Manning Award his senior year (2007) and was also named MVP of the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl.
Matt Ryan was drafted 3rd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons where he's played his entire twelve-season career. The same year he was drafted he was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year, won NFL MVP honors in 2016, and has been invited to the Pro Bowl a total of four times. During the 2016 season, he led the Falcons to Super Bowl LI but failed to secure the Lombardi Trophy against the New England Patriots. In 2013, Ryan signed a five-year contract extension worth $103.7 million and signed an additional five-year extension in 2018 worth, $150 million. Matt Ryan's 2018 contract was the largest in NFL history until Aaron Rodgers mega-contract a few months later.
They may be beautiful, rich and famous, but celebrities are human too, and that means they're just as prone to getting sick as the rest of us. And just like us, some celebs even live with chronic conditions that can take a toll on their day-to-day lives. But eczema – also referred to as dermatitis – is a common dry skin condition. Symptoms include dry, itchy, red and scaly skin. In more extreme cases, the skin can crust and bleed. According to the National Eczema Association, 1 in 10 individuals will develop eczema in their lifetime. And given these statistics, it’s hardly a surprise there are a few celebrities out there who have eczema too.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, 37, suffered from eczema in her teens. Kate was bullied heavily whilst attending Downe House girls’ boarding school, according to the Duchess’s friend Jessica Hay. According Hay, Middleton’s bullies made fun of her eczema. ‘It didn’t help that she was so tall and self-conscious about her eczema,’ Hay told CelebNow. Studies have shown children with moderate and extreme atopic dermatitis are more likely to suffer from conditions like anxiety and low self-esteem, which has a knock-on effect on their school work and ability to make friends.
Although Brad Pitt, 55, has not spoken about the issue himself, his co-star Cate Blanchett disclosed that Pitt was suffering from eczema during filming of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In an interview with Scotland’s Daily Record, the actress said, ‘We went through three weeks of make-up tests and he was covered in eczema from it all.’ Blanchett sweetly loaned Pitt her skin cream to deal with the dermatitis, that had developed due to the use of prosthetic makeup worn during filming. Prosthetic make-up isn’t the hugest concern for us non-Hollywood folk, nevertheless, what is a concern, is how makeup can trigger eczema flair up. Unless makeup brushes are constantly washed (let’s be real, they’re not), they become a breeding ground for bacteria. This can lead to clogged pores and irritated sensitive skin.
Adele, 31, stated that her eczema flared up when she became a new mom. During a press conference in 2013 after her Golden Globe win for Best Original Song for the Bond film Sykfall, the singer said: ‘I am exhausted. That’s how [motherhood] changed me. I have eczema from boiling bottles.’ Research carried out by the BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal) has revealed that contact dermatitis has the potential to have ‘detrimental’ impact and in the worst case scenarios can even threaten some sufferers ability to work.