In Week 3, quarterback Joe Flacco led the Browns to an upset win over the Packers. On Sunday, Flacco could get a chance to do it again, as the quarterback of the other NFL franchise in Ohio. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the Bengals “would like” Flacco to be ready to go for the Week 5 game at Lambeau Field. …
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Bengals Acquire Joe Flacco From Browns
The Bengals today acquired QB Joe Flacco and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for Cincinnati’s ’26 fifth-round draft choice. The Bengals also released QB Brett Rypien. Flacco (6-6, 245), an 18th-year player out of the University of Delaware, originally was a first-round draft pick of Baltimore in 2008. He has played in 200 career regular-season games …
Read More »Bengals agree to acquire Joe Flacco from Browns
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told reporters on Monday that the team would evaluate its options at quarterback after Jake Browning’s struggles while filling in for the injured Joe Burrow. Cincinnati has acted on one such option, bringing in a signal-caller from a division rival. According to multiple reports, the Bengals have agreed to acquire Joe Flacco from the Browns. …
Read More »Bengals trade for Browns QB Joe Flacco in wake of Joe Burrow injury
The Cincinnati Bengals have traded for Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco. The Browns will also send a 2026 sixth-round draft pick to the Bengals and receive a 2026 fifth-round pick in return. The Browns confirmed the trade on Tuesday. Advertisement The Bengals make the move as their season has spiraled in the aftermath of a turf toe injury that’s expected …
Read More »Browns trade veteran QB Joe Flacco to Bengals
The Cleveland Browns completed the latest chapter of their bizarre quarterback history by trading veteran Joe Flacco and a sixth-round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for a fifth-rounder. Flacco, 40, was no longer in the Browns’ plans after being benched for rookie Dillon Gabriel ahead of their Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London. Cleveland will likely promote …
Read More »Browns trade Joe Flacco to QB-needy Bengals, sources say
The Cincinnati Bengals turned to their division rivals for a much-needed solution at quarterback, acquiring Joe Flacco in a trade with the Cleveland Browns, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bengals also will receive a sixth-round draft pick while the Browns landed a fifth-round pick in the trade, sources told Schefter. Flacco joins Cincinnati two days after Bengals coach Zac …
Read More »Browns QB Dillon Gabriel has a solid debut, but needs more from his receivers like Joe Flacco did
1/16 Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel vs. Minnesota Vikings, October 5, 2025 LONDON — Dillon Gabriel brought some much-needed juice to the Browns offense during Sunday’s 21-17 loss to the Vikings, but he discovered something that Joe Flacco has known for weeks: The Browns need more out of their receivers and it’s hamstringing the offense. Football Insider newsletter free trial: …
Read More »What Dillon Gabriel’s start means for Joe Flacco, Shedeur Sanders
What does this mean for Sanders’ future? By all accounts, Shedeur Sanders has continued to improve behind the scenes. After each practice, there is extra work for Sanders and some of the reserves and “his development happens every day,” one source said. While he had a long way to go upon arriving as a fifth-round draft pick from Colorado, Sanders …
Read More »How Browns quarterback Joe Flacco is handling his demotion to backing up Dillon Gabriel
BEREA, Ohio — Browns quarterback Joe Flacco has been through this before. He watched the Ravens, a team he won a Super Bowl with, draft his replacement and, a few months later, replace him. He was a starter in Denver until a neck injury landed him on IR and he was replaced after the season. Two years ago, he was …
Read More »Rookie Dillon Gabriel selected as Browns starting QB after Joe Flacco is benched
Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel will get his first NFL start on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns face the Minnesota Vikings in London. The Browns announced on Wednesday that they were benching Joe Flacco after he struggled to lead the offense in the first four games. “From the second he’s been here, he’s been working very hard, very intelligent young man,” …
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