The Cleveland Brown2025s are bringing back fan-favorite quarterback Joe Flacco on a one-year deal.
The team promised to overhaul its quarterback room heading into the offseason, and thus far, two new names have been added—well, one new name and one reunion. Flacco has inked a deal worth a base of $4 million and up to $13 million in incentives. This indicates that there is a chance that Flacco could be the starting quarterback once again in 2025.
Flacco is, of course, most notable for leading the Browns to a 4-1 record after filling in as the starting quarterback. He went on to win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.
He now joins Kenny Pickett as a new face in the quarterback room from a year ago. Flacco is also likely to be joined by a rookie quarterback in under two weeks as well as the Browns hold five top-104 picks in the draft. It is unlikely that name will be Shedeur Sanders as the team looks inclined to select Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter with the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.
For now, at least Browns fans get to recall the bright times that Flacco brought during the 2023 playoff run. Can this be a building block toward rebuilding the foundation and culture of the Cleveland Browns? It won't be a long-term move, but it can serve as a hard reset after an abysmal 2024 season.
Welcome back, Joe. Let's get to work.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns, Joe Flacco agree to reunion in NFL free agency
