The Ravens Will Reportedly Trade Joe Flacco To The Broncos


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The Joe Flacco era in Baltimore has reportedly come to an end. On the heels of rookie signal caller Lamar Jackson getting the starting job with the Ravens and leading the team to the postseason this past year, Baltimore has reportedly decided to send its Super Bowl winning quarterback and person whose career is essentially one big meme to the Denver Broncos.

The report of Flacco getting moved comes via Adam Schefter of ESPN, who pointed out that the deal cannot become official for another month.

According to Schefter, the Ravens will get a mid-round pick for Flacco, something confirmed by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

It’s a move that makes a ton of sense for Baltimore considering the ascension of Jackson, who took over the starting role after Flacco went down with a hip injury and kept the job en route to the Ravens winning the AFC North. For Denver, it’s a bit curious, as the team signed Case Keenum to a two-year deal last offseason.

That decision didn’t quite work out, though. The Broncos went 6-10 last year and fired head coach Vance Joseph, replacing him with well-traveled Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. Still, by the numbers, Flacco and Keenum have been rather similar quarterbacks ever since the latter came into the league.

Still, it’s evident the Broncos felt the need to get someone new under center, and Flacco is just that. The hope in Denver appears to be that, between a defense that Fangio will certainly coach up and a running game that has a pair of young standouts in rookies Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman, their quarterback won’t need to do too terribly much to help them win games.

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