A father of five children ages 8 to almost 13, Flacco famously joked in 2023 here that if he had messed up in high school, he could be the father of some of his teammates. So it is with the current quarterback competition, in which he’ll try to beat out Kenny Pickett, 26, and rookies Dillon Gabriel, 24 and Sanders, 23.

Joe Flacco is back for his second stint with the Cleveland Browns. Heading into the 2025 season, the veteran NFL signal caller is the experienced head in a quarterback room that also includes