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The Cincinnati Bengals added cardinal extent down Joe Burrow connected Wednesday.
The Bengals announced that they re-signed 41-year-old backmost Joe Flacco to a one-year deal. The statement is for $6 million, but is worthy up to $9 cardinal pinch incentives, according to ESPN.
"I emotion nan building," Flacco told nan team website. "I enjoyed being there, and I’m excited astir being backmost pinch nan fellas."
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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Flacco warms up earlier a crippled against nan Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium successful Orchard Park, New York, connected Dec. 7, 2025. (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)
The Bengals acquired Flacco aft he was benched by nan Cleveland Browns aft 4 starts. Burrow was wounded astatine nan time, and Jake Browning, who was nan backup earlier Flacco arrived, had underwhelmed.
Flacco made six starts for nan Bengals and played well, contempt nan squad having a 1-5 grounds successful that span. He completed 61.7% of his passes for 1,664 yards pinch 13 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, and nan Bengals discourtesy averaged much than 27 points per game.
Making Flacco’s capacity much impressive, he played done a sprained AC associated successful his enarthrosis pinch nan Bengals.
Flacco was looking to find a starting occupation successful free agency, but aft not getting one, he struggled pinch nan reality that he mightiness not play astatine all.
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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Flacco (16) warms up earlier nan crippled against nan Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 16, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
"I don't cognize what Plan A was. It's reliable to benignant of opportunity precisely what that looked like, truthful you benignant of conscionable person to spell pinch nan travel a small bit," Flacco said. "I person bully feelings there. The hardest point for maine is astir apt coming to grips pinch nan truth that I mightiness not play."
The seasoned backmost didn’t want a repetition of past play pinch the Browns, erstwhile he was benched for rookie Dillon Gabriel aft 4 games.
"I felt for illustration I had to beryllium observant pinch immoderate definite decisions. I don't want to beryllium successful different business wherever I'm going and playing 4 games for illustration I did past twelvemonth successful Cleveland. I was a small spot tense astir that for immoderate reason, and benignant of getting thrown nether nan bus. I deliberation location was a clip to beryllium that guy, but I don't cognize if I was consenting to do that. It conscionable felt correct successful nan gut," Flacco said.
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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Flacco (16) runs disconnected nan section earlier a section extremity effort successful nan 4th fourth of nan NFL Week 7 crippled betwixt nan Cincinnati Bengals and nan Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Paycor Stadium successful downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Oct. 16, 2025. The Bengals won 33-31. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Flacco, astatine 41 years old, is nan oldest subordinate to ever play for nan Bengals.
He is 14th connected nan all-time passing yards database and conscionable 1,824 yards distant from 50,000.
In a cleanable world for nan Bengals, Flacco ne'er steps connected nan section because that would mean Burrow remains patient each season. However, if Burrow gets injured, they tin spot that they person a tin backup who tin lead nan discourtesy astatine a precocious level.
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