Joe Flacco Looking For Drew Brees-Type Contract

Joe Flacco has man many nicknames, and you may soon possibly have to refer to him as the league’s highest-paid quarterback. According to ESPN’s John Clayton, Flacco will be looking for $20 million a season when his contract expires after the Super Bowl. Flacco has been red-hot during the playoffs and knew what he was playing for, as he compiled a stat-line of 15 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Clayton pointed out that Flacco will indeed target a type of contract that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees possesses. Brees just signed a five-year, $100 million contract with $40 million guaranteed last July. “He’s now made a case for $20 million a year,” Clayton said on SportsCenter. “And I think he’s gonna try to hold to that. Last season what I was hearing was he was asking for about $17 million. … But he was saying ‘okay fine, let me play this out.’ Now he’s in a position to make big money. And we’ll see if he can get over Drew Brees’ contract. I think he can.” $20 million is a stretch, even for Flacco. I think $16-18 million is more reasonable, but $20 million is a long shot.