Overview

• The Browns signed Joe Flacco to a one-year contract valued at $4 million, with incentives that could increase its worth to $13 million.
• Flacco, who won NFL Comeback Player of the Year with the Browns in 2023, returns after a season with the Indianapolis Colts.
• The move addresses Cleveland's quarterback concerns, with Deshaun Watson expected to miss most or all of the 2025 season due to a re-injured Achilles tendon.
• Flacco joins a quarterback room with Kenny Pickett, acquired in a trade earlier this offseason, and Watson, potentially shifting the team's draft focus away from selecting a quarterback.
• The signing also impacts the veteran quarterback market, diminishing the likelihood of a Browns trade for Kirk Cousins.