The Cleveland Brownschange direction quickly from Joe Flacco and toward Jameis Winston surprised many people in the NFL, including Flacco.
Flacco ended up with the Indianapolis Colts, where he will be the backup QB to second-year starter Anthony Richardson. The team held Flacco’s introduction press conference in Indy on Friday, March 22nd, during which a reporter asked the QB if he was surprised he didn’t return to Cleveland after leading the team to the playoffs last season.
“Probably a little bit,” Flacco replied, according to Joel Erickson of the Indianapolis Star. Joe Flacco Is Familiar With Unexpected Exits Like His Recent One From Cleveland
Quarterback Joe Flacco, formerly of the Cleveland Browns.
GettyFlacco's response wasn't bitter, just genuine, as noted by Erickson in his post.
“[Flacco] says he’s also been around the game long enough to understand and know that things change year to year,” Erickson wrote.
The events involving Flacco in Cleveland this offseason were not new for the former Super Bowl MVP.
Baltimore Ravens
The quickly moved on from Flacco after he suffered a hip injury during the 2018 season, which was also the rookie year of now two-time regular season MVP Lamar Jackson . Jackson replaced Flacco, who never started another game in Baltimore and ended up with theDenver Broncos the following season. Flacco started eight games in Colorado in 2019 before the team decided to move on. The QB joined the
New York Jets in 2020, where he stayed as a backup and occasional starter for the next three years. The Jets didn’t contact him ahead of last season, which left Flacco without a job until the Browns approached him in November following a season-ending injury to
Deshaun Watson . Injuries and poor play from the likes of rookieDorian Thompson-Robinson led to Flacco’s opportunity in Cleveland, which he made the most of. and PJ Walker Flacco ended the season 4-1 and helped the Browns secure the No. 5 seed/top Wildcard spot in the AFC. He averaged
more than 300 passing yards in six total starts for the franchise, including the team’s playoff loss to the Houston Texans The Cleveland Browns’ quick change from Joe Flacco to Jameis Winston surprised many people in the NFL, including Flacco himself..
