To little surprise, Joe Flacco will begin the 2025 season atop the depth chart. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced on Monday that the 41-year-old will handle starting duties in Week 1. Flacco has long been seen as the top option for Cleveland. Injuries have been a problem for fellow veteran Kenny Pickett but also rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, leading to missed reps during training camp. …
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Cleveland’s four-way quarterback competition has come to an end. The Browns announced on Monday that Joe Flacco will be the club’s starter when the club takes on the Bengals to open the season. Flacco, 40, will make his first Week 1 start since 2022 when he was with the Jets. Before that, Flacco’s previous Week 1 start was back in …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns fans will once again have a chance to go Whacko for Flacco. Kevin Stefanski on Monday named Joe Flacco his Week 1 starter against the Bengals Sept. 7 at Huntington Bank Field. Heck, even his teammates have Flacco Fever. Browns tight end David Njoku was the first to comment on the NFL’s Instagram post heralding the …
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The training camp quarterback competition officially has a resolution, as the Browns have announced their starting quarterback. Joe Flacco will start at quarterback when the Browns open the regular season at home against the Bengals on Sept. 7. Flacco has used the offseason, training camp and preseason to his advantage in order to set himself up for success. He approached …
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1/46 Browns vs. Eagles preseason game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Coach Kevin Stefanski said Sunday he’ll name his Week 1 starting quarterback this week, before the Browns play their dress rehearsal game at home Saturday against the Rams. He could tell the team as soon as Monday when the players come in for a lift, a run …
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Shedeur Sanders played well enough against the Panthers in the Browns’ preseason opener that Nike released an ad featuring the quarterback, but the outing didn’t lead to any change on the Browns’ depth chart. Joe Flacco was listed as the top quarterback on their initial depth chart last week with Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel also ahead of Sanders. Flacco …
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CHARLOTTE – As the Browns walked out to the practice fields adjacent to Bank of America Stadium, their orange helmets and brown pants stood stark against the Panther blue surrounding the practice fields. The Browns and Panthers held a joint practice on Aug. 6 ahead of their first preseason game on Aug. 8. “Obviously thrilled to be here to get …
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The 2023 comeback player of the year is back. The Browns have listed 40-year-old Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback on the first depth chart of the 2025 season, via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Flacco went from the couch to the huddle for the Browns in 2023, lifting the team to the postseason — and upending Damar Hamlin’s clone for …
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A few weeks before the 40-year-old Joe Flacco was set to report to his 18th NFL training camp, he invited us out to the corner of South Jersey where he and his wife grew up, where they are now raising their five children and where so much trash is talked. (That’s right: Jerry Jeudy has nothing on Flacco’s two oldest …
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The Browns’ quarterback competition took a turn this weekend when Kenny Pickett injured his hamstring in practice. Pickett is competing with Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders for the job and his absence could boost Flacco’s chances of winning the job if the Browns favor an experienced option over a rookie. It remains to be seen if that’s the …
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