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Briefing: Flacco: Teams 'dumb' for not signing me to start

Strategic angle: Joe Flacco believes he should have been signed as a starting quarterback by other teams.

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-25 · 1 MIN READ

Joe Flacco has returned to the Cincinnati Bengals, where he will serve as a backup to starting quarterback Joe Burrow. His presence adds depth to the team's quarterback lineup.

Flacco has publicly articulated his belief that several NFL teams made a strategic error by not signing him as a starting quarterback. This assertion raises questions about the evaluation processes used by teams in assessing quarterback talent.

His comments may reflect broader implications regarding team decision-making in roster management and the assessment of veteran players in the current quarterback landscape.