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Joe Flacco Would 'Strongly Consider' Re-Signing With Bengals
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Tom Pelissero reports that veteran QB Joe Flacco wants to compete for a starting job next season, but will strongly consider a return to the Bengals if he will remain a backup.

Flacco filled in for Bengals QB Joe Burrow last season and was named to the first Pro Bowl of his career.

Flacco, 41, is a former first-round pick of the Ravens back in 2008. After over a decade in Baltimore, the Broncos agreed to trade a 2019 fourth-round pick to the Ravens for Flacco.

Flacco was in the fourth year of a six-year, $125 million contract that contained $44 million guaranteed and set to make a base salary of $20.25 million for 2020 when Denver released him with a failed physical designation.

He signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million and up to $4.5 million with the Jets in 2020 before joining the Eagles in 2021. Philadelphia traded him back to the Jets ahead of the deadline for a conditional sixth-round pick. 

Flacco later re-signed with the Jets on a one-year, $3.5 million deal in 2022. He signed on with the Browns during the season in 2023 and parlayed a strong performance into a deal with the Colts in 2024. 

He re-signed with Cleveland on a one-year deal this offseason but was traded to the Bengals before Week 6 of the regular season.

In 2025, Flacco appeared in 13 games for the Browns and Bengals and completed 60.3 percent of his pass attempts for 2,479 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.

We’ll have more on Flacco as the news is available. 

This article first appeared on NFLTradeRumors.co and was syndicated with permission.

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