Joe Flacco, QB1 and Browns
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The Cleveland Browns have named Joe Flacco their starting quarterback for the 2025 NFL season. Judy Battista examines how the Browns' QB competition unfolded -- and what might be next for Shedeur Sanders,
Forty-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco will be the Week 1 starter for the Browns, 17 years after he was the Week 1 starter for the Ravens.
Joe Flacco will be the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback to begin the 2025 campaign. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski named Flacco the starter for the team's Week 1 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals over Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
"Joe Flacco was always going to start week 1 for the Cleveland Browns," Middlekauf said on his "3&Out" podcast. "That's not the story. The only story is now what's going to be their quarterback depth chart when the season starts?
The Cleveland Browns' quarterback situation has become increasingly unpredictable, even after Kevin Stefanski named Joe Flacco as the Week 1 starter against the Cincinnati Bengals