It sounds like Joe Flacco‘s stint in Denver will end after one season. Mike Klis of 9News in Denver reports (via Twitter) that the organization is expected to release or trade the veteran quarterback by the end of the week.
We heard back in February that the organization was confident the veteran could play next season. However, his 2020 contract calls for $20.25MM in base salary, so it would have required a pay cut for him to stick around Denver. That boat apparently sailed when the organization added quarterback Jeff Driskel earlier this evening to serve as a backup to Drew Lock.
Barring a new deal, the Broncos can release Flacco to save $10MM+ against the cap with $13.6MM left in dead money. Clearly, the team would prefer to find a trade partner, but that’s probably easier said than done.
Injuries have hampered Flacco throughout his career. He missed time in 2015 and 2018 and also played through back pain in 2017, but his latest neck injury was especially serious. In early November, the Broncos shut the signal caller down for the second half of the season. Up to that point of the campaign, Flacco had completed 65.3% of his passes. While that was an impressive number, he also threw just six touchdown passes against five interceptions.
The 35-year-old will be entering his 13th NFL season in 2020. The veteran has appeared in 171 games, tossing 218 touchdowns vs. 141 interceptions. He’s also started 15 career playoff games, including four during the Ravens’ 2012 run to a Super Bowl championship.
Great …. another option for the Bears to be linked to that we don’t want.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Ugh
Hope the bears don’t Flacco is finished
So is Graham but that didnt stop them
I’d love him to be Ben’s backup on the Steelers.
Wanting him as a starter is a different story tho , n I feel for Bears and Broncos fans
Sounds like a target for the Bears.
Bears are gonna nab him
Patriots?
Foles is more likely.
maybe bill will trade for a old friend. since colts now have rivers i wouldnt be surprise if colts trade their other QB
BB did say he could win with Andy Dalton a few years back. And he’s available at only $17 mill per year and Cincy will probably pay some of that down.
Patriots have money, they would rather give up less.
Pats don’t really have money.
They’re paying Thuney the franchise tag (for now), and Brady has a $13.5 million dead cap hit.
Man no one wants this guy
Maybe having two rings can get Joe or Eli a job with ESPN.
Flacco has one ring…?
Texans will swap you Watson for Flacco if you give them a second round pick and swap fourths
Good Luck.
Flacco back ups Burrow in Cincy.
O’Brien would probably trade Watson for Flacco
If Flacco gets released, it would not surprise me to see the Eagles to sign him to a single-digit one-year contract to back up Wentz.
Would be a good fit! Plus brings him back to his home area.
Future Giants backup
Why release him? He said he was elite!
He will have to be a back up , no if ands or butts about it.
Flaco has to be thinking that when the team you’re playing for considers getting Jeff Driskel an adequate replacement for you, then the end is near.
Thanks for the Super Bowl Joe.
I think his time is up. He’s never going to be a starter again unless its because the actual starter got hurt. He wouldn’t be a bad backup and maybe even a mentor to a younger QB but that’s just not his thing
Flogging a dead (Flacco) horse. This guy hasn’t played gung-ho football in five years. Most coaches wouldn’t even want someone so blasé about winning as a backup. Flacco’s last great chance was in Denver, Elway’s home of the tall quarterbacks club.
Patriots? Bears?
You dont say…