Baltimore Ravens
Joe Flacco - #5 - QB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 6"/ 245 lbs. |
| Birthday | 01/16/1985 |
| Birthplace | Audubon, NJ |
| College | Delaware |
| Years played | 6 |
| Drafted | 2008, 1st round, 18th pick by Ravens |
2012 STATS
| Rating | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|
| 87.7 | 3817 | 22 |
Flacco wins AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Ravens QB Joe Flacco, Broncos CB Tracy Porter and Jets PR-WR Jeremy Kerley were named the AFC Players of the Week for Week One.
The targeted 20
PFW fantasy football expert Pat Fitzmaurice offers up 20 players, including Ravens QB Joe Flacco, that he's likely to own in multiple leagues.
Ravens' no-huddle attack could stress defenses
The Ravens have turned some heads with their approach on offense in the preseason.
Roethlisberger, Flacco capable of delivering more
Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are capable of big seasons — and each QB's team may need that to stay among the AFC elite.
No doubt about importance of Rice, Flacco to Ravens
At the Ravens' season-ending press conference, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti made it clear UFA-to-be Ray Rice will be back — and that the club is very high on QB Joe Flacco.
Ravens will fight to keep RB Rice in purple
QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice and RB Ricky Williams will all be back in Baltimore, according to the team's blog and owner Stephen Bisciotti.
Caldwell joins Ravens as QB coach
The Ravens hired former Colts head coach Jim Caldwell as their quarterbacks coach on Monday.
Shorts and Shells: Conference championship edition
Joe Flacco stood tall in the Ravens' AFC title-game loss; special teams are the difference in Niners-Giants; Vince Wilfork's monster game; and more.
Similarities between Ravens' Reed, Flacco
There are some parallels in the seasons that Ravens QB Joe Flacco and FS Ed Reed have had.
Reed disses Flacco, Ravens' O-line
Pro Bowl S Ed Reed took some verbal potshots at several of his teammates, including QB Joe Flacco, on a radio show Monday.
Ravens' AFC title hopes don't rest solely on Flacco's shoulders
QB Joe Flacco's play is only one piece of the puzzle as the Ravens try to take down the Patriots, writes PFW's Mike Wilkening.
Shorts and Shells: Divisional round
A few of the game's better tight ends, including the 49ers' Vernon Davis, shined in the divisional round of the playoffs, and the pressure will be on Joe Flacco to get Baltimore to the Super Bowl.
Ravens beat 49ers 16-6 in duel of Harbaughs
Terrell Suggs had three of Baltimore's nine sacks of Alex Smith as the Ravens beat the Niners 16-6 Thursday night in the first NFL game featuring brothers as opposing head coaches.
A recap of Friday's NFL fines
Ravens QB Joe Flacco and Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski were among the NFL players fined on Friday.
Scout's Eye: Flacco is disproving doubters
A polarizing figure in NFL scouting circles, Ravens QB Joe Flacco proved he could win the big game in an emotionally charged win over Pittsburgh Sunday night.
PLAYER NEWS
Flacco signed a new contract Monday worth $120.6 million over six years, making him the highest paid player in NFL history. threw 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions during the recent postseason|||||||
The Super Bowl MVP will receive a $29 million signing bonus and $52 million in guaranteed money. He will be paid $51 million over the first two years of the deal. "It's not really about the money, it's about that respect," Flacco said minutes after signing. The 28-year-old Flacco is the first starting quarterback in NFL history to make the playoffs in each of his first five seasons. He has clearly proven his status as an elite QB.
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that Flacco has agreed on a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens.|||||||
Flacco played out his rookie contract last season for $6.76 million and led Baltimore to the NFL championship. He cashed in Friday with the new deal, although terms were not immediately available. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not officially been announced. The 28-year-old Flacco is the only quarterback to win a postseason game in each of his first five pro seasons.
The Baltimore Ravens and Flacco's agent plan to meet this weekend in their first attempt to reach a new contract for the Super Bowl MVP.|||||||
After the team and Flacco couldn't agree on an extension or a new deal last summer, Flacco played out the final year of his rookie contract - and struck it big. Flacco had 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions in the postseason. Flacco made less than $7 million in 2012, and even if the Ravens franchise him, he would at least double that salary for next season.
Flacco was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLVII, leading the Ravens to a 34-31 win over San Francisco.|||||||
Flacco was outstanding, compiling a 124.2 passer rating while completing 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards with three touchdowns. It may have also been his last appearance for the Ravens since he's scheduled to be a free agent in the offseason. He may be headed for one of the richest contracts in NFL history.
Flacco was 21 of 36 for 240 yards with three second-half TDs and no INTs in Sunday's AFC championship game win at New England.|||||||
No NFL quarterback _ not Tom Brady, not Peyton Manning _ has more than Flacco's 62 victories, including the postseason, since the start of the 2008 season. No NFL quarterback has more than his six postseason wins on the road. And no other quarterback has a postseason victory in each of his first five seasons during the Super Bowl era.
