Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) unloads a pass as Browns guard Wyatt Teller (77) blocks during NFL action in the game between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore on Sunday, September 14, 2025.Josh Gunter, cleveland.com BALTIMORE – Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Sunday after the 41-17 loss to the Ravens that he won’t consider a quarterback change and …
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1/118 Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 7, 2025gunter CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Flacco brought the magic back to the lakefront in a big way, but unfortunately for the Browns, their new kicker and a few others blew it in a huge way Sunday as the Bengals held on for a 17-16 win. With 1:24 left and the Browns trailing …
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As it relates to the quarterback position in Cleveland, the easy question was naming the starter. After that, it gets trickier. When it comes to putting a name on the depth chart behind Joe Flacco, coach Kevin Stefanski isn’t ready to do it. “I’m just not there yet,” Stefanski said after Saturday’s preseason finale against the Rams. “I think we …
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Forty-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco will be the Week 1 starter for the Browns, 17 years after he was the Week 1 starter for the Ravens. How does he feel about becoming QB1 in Cleveland? “Listen, it’s just business as usual,” Flacco told reporters on Tuesday. “Go out there and get another good practice in, get some rest with the guys …
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco is happy to win the starting job. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com BEREA, Ohio — Kevin Stefanski stressed Tuesday that Joe Flacco earned the starting quarterback job and didn’t just win it because he was the last man standing. “He earned it and I understand with the injuries how that may look,” Stefanski said. “That’s really not …
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The Browns officially named Joe Flacco as their starting quarterback for the 2025 season on Monday after a long and controversial quarterback competition this offseason. The question now is who will be the No. 2 guy? The obvious answer seems to be Kenny Pickett, who was once assumed to be the QB1. Shedeur Sanders put up an impressive preseason performance, …
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The Browns made it official on Monday, naming Joe Flacco their starting quarterback to open the season. Flacco served as the team’s QB late in the 2023 season to lead Cleveland to its second postseason appearance under head coach Kevin Stefanski and that familiarity likely helped the 40-year-old signal-caller secure the job. In his Tuesday press conference, Stefanski said Flacco …
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The Browns’ decision to hold Joe Flacco out of their first two preseason games this summer was a sign that he was the likeliest choice to be their starting quarterback and head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed that’s the case on Monday. Now that Flacco has been installed as the starter, he expects the team to change course when it comes …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski benches starters and discipline stars. He chooses when to risk field position on fourth down, then he picks which play to call. What I’m saying is, Stefanski makes tough decisions all the time. But naming Joe Flacco his starting quarterback isn’t one of them. Actually, anointing Flacco might be the easiest play on …
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As the healthiest quarterback at Browns camp, the 40-year-old former Ravens quarterback took the majority of first-team reps in recent practices and separated himself from the large group in Cleveland’s quarterback room. Kenny Pickett suffered a hamstring injury early in training camp and hasn’t taken 11-on-11 reps since July 26. Third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel suffered hamstring tightness earlier in camp. …
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