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Joe Flacco | Quarterback

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Age / DOB:  (28) / 1/16/1985
Ht / Wt:  6'6' / 245
College: Delaware
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Joe Flacco's player rep calls the Ravens "dumb" for failing to lock Flacco up long-term last summer.
"I've never in my life seen a dumber move," agent Joe Linta said. According to Linta's version of events, talks broke down last summer over $1 million in non-guaranteed base salary in the final year of the deal. "I guess people can say, 'Well, Joe was dumb, too.' It could have been (dumb), God forbid, if he got hurt. But $1 million to (owner) Steve Bisciotti six years from now? That's like 100 bucks for you or me today.'' Linta did a masterful job of getting his client paid, but is accomplishing little by publicly gloating. Although Flacco's contract is for six years, a $28.55 million cap number in 2016 is expected to force a restructuring. May 27 - 10:35 AM
Source: USA Today

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Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

The opening game of the 2013 season will be Ravens at Broncos.

The season will commence on Thursday, Sept. 5 on NBC. It's a rematch of last year's riveting Divisional Round playoff game that saw Torrey Smith put Champ Bailey under a tombstone. The defending Super Bowl champions always get to open up at home, but the Ravens will have to travel thanks to a conflict with the Orioles. The full 2013 NFL schedule will be released at 8 p.m. ET Thursday night.
Source: Jason La Canfora on Twitter
Apr 18 - 11:22 AM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

The agent for Joe Flacco said he "really views" his client's new contract as a three-year pact.

Officially, the deal is for six years and $120.6 million. But in 2016, his cap number is $28.55 million, which will force a restructure. Even Flacco's agent expects to renegotiate at that point. "Depending on the salary cap, that's what will determine when we get to the fourth year, what they're going to have to do," said player rep Joe Linta. "We really viewed this as sort of a three-year deal to make sure the first three years Joe was paid accordingly with the top guys in the league."
Source: Baltimore Sun
Mar 6 - 9:25 AM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

Sirius XM Radio's Adam Caplan reports Joe Flacco's six-year, $120.6 million contract contains $52 million guaranteed.

Drew Brees' five-year, $100 million deal -- the previous quarterback standard -- contains "only" $40 million guaranteed. Per Caplan, Flacco will have a highly manageable 2013 cap number of $6.8 million, allowing GM Ozzie Newsome to aggressively pursue re-signing core free agents. Flacco will make $51 million over the first two years. He gets $62 million over the first three. Flacco's signing bonus is $29 million with future "option" bonuses of $15 million and $7 million.
Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter
Mar 3 - 10:33 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

Updating a previous item, Joe Flacco's new deal with the Ravens is for six years and $120.6 million.

The $20.1 million annual average over six years makes Flacco the highest-paid player in NFL history, slightly more than Drew Brees' five-year, $100 million deal signed last offseason. There's still no word on how much is guaranteed, what the signing bonus is, or what the total payout will be over the first three years. These numbers are all far more important than the years and potential total amount over the life of the deal. For now, Flacco is the top dog.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Mar 1 - 8:16 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

FOX Sports' Jay Glazer reports the Ravens and Joe Flacco have agreed to a long-term deal, and it will be signed on Monday.

Terms of the deal are not yet known, but the Ravens beat the deadline with one of their star players once again. CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora talked to a few contract negotiators around the league earlier in the day and speculated a deal could range anywhere from five years and $90 million to six years and $108 million. Of course, neither of those average the $20 million annually that Flacco is said to be seeking, so those could be conservative numbers. Our own Evan Silva predicted seven years and $140 million. The main thing is the Ravens have locked Flacco up long-term without having to use the franchise tag and tying up major cap space as a result. Baltimore can now move on to free agents Dannell Ellerbe, Paul Kruger, and Ed Reed. Stay tuned for further updates.
Source: Jay Glazer on Twitter
Mar 1 - 6:24 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

NFL Network's Albert Breer reports talks between the Ravens and Joe Flacco "could pick up" again on Friday night or Saturday via phone.

Breer has been told recent talks have been "fine," but there are "gaps to bridge." The Ravens have a nice history of hammering out deals right at the deadline, as we saw with Ray Rice last season, as well as Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata in recent memory. We'd still put the odds in favor of the Ravens and Flacco working out a deal before Monday's 4:00 ET franchise-tag deadline.
Source: Albert Breer on Twitter
Mar 1 - 4:57 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

The NFL has set the 2013 salary cap at $123.9 million, up from $120.6 million in 2012.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport initially reported the cap would be $123 million flat, but ESPN's Chris Mortensen says after accounting for league revenues, it gets a $900,000 bump. It's not a major spike, but it gives teams a little more breathing room than we were expecting. It could be the difference in keeping a veteran or signing a free agent.
Source: Chris Mortensen on Twitter
Feb 28 - 7:12 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

The Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson says there is "nothing much happening" between Joe Flacco and the Ravens.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport agrees and says the two sides haven't talked since leaving the Combine on Tuesday. As always with contract negotiations, things can change at the snap of the fingers. The odds of Flacco not wearing Ravens purple next year are minuscule.
Source: Aaron Wilson on Twitter
Feb 28 - 3:58 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

Talks between the Ravens and free agent Joe Flacco "remain active," but no deal is imminent.

Per sources, "plenty of work remains to be done to reach an agreement." Speaking Tuesday, Flacco's rep said he's confident Tom Brady's below-market extension will have "no impact whatsoever" on negotiations. It remains unclear if the Ravens will use the exclusive or non-exclusive franchise tag if a deal cannot be reached before Monday's deadline to apply the tag.
Source: Baltimore Sun
Feb 26 - 9:47 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

Free agent Joe Flacco's rep expects Tom Brady's team-friendly extension with the Patriots to have "no impact whatsoever" on Flacco's negotiations with the Ravens.

"It doesn't matter," rep Joe Linta correctly asserted. "It's an extension for cap purposes. ... The bottom line is, whether Brady took a pay cut or took $27 million a year, it wouldn't have an impact on what we're doing. We've determined a number that we think is fair with respect for the Ravens' cap situation." Linta also said talks are "going fine" with the Ravens. "We're moving forward. This thing could be done in three minutes or three years."
Source: USA Today
Feb 26 - 1:06 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

Tom Brady's new contract lowers the 2013 exclusive franchise tag number from $20.46 million to $19.63 million.

In other words, the Brady deal won't affect the Joe Flacco negotiations. The Ravens are desperately trying to avoid using the tag anyway in an effort to give themselves some mobility under the salary cap. The deadline for notifying the league regarding the franchise tag is Monday. Talks between Flacco's agent and the Ravens will reportedly resume Tuesday or Wednesday.
Source: Baltimore Sun
Feb 26 - 9:53 AM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Ravens and free agent Joe Flacco are "plugging away" on a new deal.

A source estimates the sides have spent eight hours negotiating over the past week. This jibes with speculation that both sides want a new deal in place ahead of the March 4 deadline to apply the franchise tag, though Flacco's rep told Profootballtalk on Saturday there was a "long way to go."
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Feb 24 - 6:52 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

Profootballtalk's Mike Florio reports "current speculation" from the Combine is that the Ravens will slap free agent Joe Flacco with the non-exclusive franchise tag.

It'd be a massive gamble by Baltimore. The Ravens would then put all of their trust into Flacco bringing any offer he receives back to them before signing. Florio points out the chances of Flacco leaving remain small, but the non-exclusive tag would give quarterback-needy teams (Arizona, Cleveland?) a window of opportunity to put the full-court press on the Super Bowl MVP. The non-exclusive tender carries a $14.6 million price. Baltimore has until March 4 to make its move.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
Feb 24 - 12:49 PM
Joe Flacco - QB - Ravens

The player rep for free agent Joe Flacco tells Profootballtalk.com that there's "a long way to go" before Flacco's camp reaches a long-term deal with the Ravens.

Agent Joe Linta visited with Ravens brass Friday night in their first serious meeting since last August. Linta called it "a good start," but a deal is not imminent. The franchise-tag window closes two Mondays from now, so the sides still have time. The Ravens would prefer to avoid tagging Flacco. Linta is attempting to put pressure on the franchise by sending messages through the media.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
Feb 23 - 10:09 PM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Joe Flacco
2Tyrod Taylor
3Caleb Hanie
RB1Ray Rice
2Bernard Pierce
3Anthony Allen
4Damien Berry
5Bobby Rainey
GLB1Ray Rice
2Bernard Pierce
3RB1Ray Rice
2Bernard Pierce
FB1Kyle Juszczyk
WR11Torrey Smith
2Tandon Doss
3Tommy Streeter
4LaQuan Williams
5Marcus Rivers
WR21Jacoby Jones
2Deonte Thompson
3David Reed
4Aaron Mellette
5Omarius Hines
WR31Tandon Doss
TE1Dennis Pitta
2Ed Dickson
3Billy Bajema
4Alex Silvestro
5Matt Furstenburg
K1Justin Tucker