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Joe Flacco will get the start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns when they face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
And while the sight of the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens starting for an AFC North rival might seem strange to some, one of Flacco’s most prominent former teammates doesn’t have a problem with it.
“It’s not like he’s going to the Steelers, man!” Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed, who played with Flacco in Baltimore from 2008-2012, told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. “He’s somewhere that actually has a connection to Baltimore. But I’m all for it. It might be a Cinderella thing, it might be awesome, if Joe can get them to the playoffs.
The Cleveland Browns will start Joe Flacco at quarterback when they play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
However, one of Flacco’s most well-known former teammates doesn’t find it weird that the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens is starting for an AFC North opponent.
“Dude, it’s not like he’s playing for the Steelers!” Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed, who spent eight years in Baltimore with quarterback Joe Flacco, told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. “He’s actually connected to Baltimore somewhere.” However, I support it wholeheartedly. If Joe can lead them to the postseason, this might be a Cinderella story come true, or it could be fantastic.
The original Browns club changed its name to the Ravens in 1996 before Cleveland was awarded an expansion franchise in 1999, so the Browns and Ravens are naturally bitter rivals. However, during Flacco’s tenure in Baltimore, the two teams were scarcely competitive with one another. The Delaware native is 18-3 overall as the starting quarterback against the Browns; however, one of those victories occurred during Flacco’s tenure with the New York Jets in the previous season
Less than two weeks have passed since the Browns added the 38-year-old to their practice squad in the wake of starter Deshaun Watson’s surgery-related season-ending shoulder injury. This is the player’s first start for Cleveland. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the rookie quarterback for the Browns, had a concussion during their loss to the
