Joe Flacco

Joe Flacco is a professional American Football Player. He plays in the National Football League and is currently an unrestricted free agent. He played the majority of his career with the Baltimore Ravens and was instrumental in them winning Super Bowl XLVII. He was also named the Super Bowl XLVII MVP. He has played with lots of teams and the last team he was with is the New York Jets.

Player Profile, High School, and College Career

Joseph Vincent Flacco was born on January 16, 1985, in Audubon, New Jersey in the United States of America. He stands 198 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 111 kg. He is a quarterback.

He attended Audubon High School in his hometown before he attended the University of Pittsburgh from 2003 to 2004. He later moved to play for the University of Delaware and was there from 2005 to 2007.

In 2007, he was named the ECAC Player of the Year, First-team All-CAA, and the CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Year.

Professional Career

He turned pro in 2008 and was a first-round pick in the NFL Draft. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens as 18th overall. In July 2008, the Ravens signed him to a five-year contract. He played with the Ravens from 2008 to 2018 and he is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the league.

In 2012, he led the Ravens to win Super Bowl XLVII and he was also named the Super Bowl XLVII MVP. In 2013, he became the highest-paid quarterback in the history of the NFL at the time with a contract worth a reported US$120.6 Million. This record was later surpassed by Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.

In 2017, he was ruled out of training camp due to a back injury. In February 2019, the Ravens agreed to trade Flacco to the Denver Broncos. The Broncos released him from his contract in March 2020. In May 2020, he signed with the New York Jets. He was the team’s backup quarterback.

In March 2021, he signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was designated as a backup quarterback to Jalen Hurts. He returned to play for the Jets in 2021 and he also re-signed with them in March 2022.

Career Highlights:

• 2012 - Super Bowl champion XLVII -

Baltimore Ravens

• 2012 - Super Bowl MVP XLVII
• 2007 - ECAC Player of the Year
• 2007 - First-team All-CAA
• 2007 - CAA Co-Offensive Player of

the Year