Joe Flacco is embracing his new role as a backup quarterback with the nyjets, but he envisions himself back as a starter in the years to come.
NEW YORK — Joe Flacco has hoisted the Lombardi Trophy and been the Super Bowl MVP.Now with the New York Jets, Flacco is merely a 35-year-old backup coming off an injury and tasked with helping Sam Darnold achieve the kind of success he has enjoyed in his pro career.
He’s on a new team in a new system, still recovering from surgery on a herniated disk in his neck and might not ever take a snap in a game this season. That, of course, would be good news for Darnold and the Jets. For Flacco, though, he envisions himself back under centre as a starter.“Oh, for sure,” Flacco said. “We’re talking about all these things and that is my role, to help the team out. But, I obviously still believe that I’m a starting quarterback.
He’s leaving that to the doctors, though. Flacco is just happy to have another chance to continue his playing career. Flacco spent his first 11 NFL seasons in Baltimore, where current Jets general manager Joe Douglas was a scout in 2008 and pushed for the Ravens to draft him. They did, with the 18th overall pick out of Delaware. In his fifth season, Flacco helped lead Baltimore to a Super Bowl victory and was rewarded by becoming the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history at the time with a six-year contract worth $120.6 million.
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