
The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback situation is a mess at the moment, with only the newly acquired Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson and his $72.9-million cap hit and twice-torn Achilles on the roster at the moment.
With ten picks in April’s upcoming draft, the Browns are certainly in the market to select a rookie at some point, but there are still plenty of rumors about the team potentially signing a veteran as well.
Owner Jimmy Haslam recently touched on the possibility of bringing back one of their recent starters in Joe Flacco, and according to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot on X, he didn’t rule it out.
“Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says they’re still looking at a bunch of veteran QBs and Joe Flacco “is in the conversation. Doesn’t mean we’re going to do anything, but he’s in the conversation.”
Flacco had a career resurgence when the Browns signed him in 2023, and he tore it up down the stretch to get Cleveland to an improbable 11 wins and a playoff berth.
He spent last season with the Indianapolis Colts and appeared in eight games, throwing 12 touchdowns to seven interceptions while taking the starting job from Anthony Richardson at one point during the year.
Flacco makes sense if the Browns also draft a high-profile rookie, perhaps Shedeur Sanders with the No. 2 pick or potentially Jaxson Dart or Tyler Shough either at the top of the second round or if they can trade back up into the first round.
There is another month to go until the draft, so a solution likely isn’t imminent, but it’s interesting that Flacco is still on Cleveland’s radar as another potential solution to the ongoing QB problem.