Joe Flacco, Pro Bowl and Bengals
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Joe Flacco quickly fit right in with the Bengals and Joe Burrow following a midseason trade. The Bengals got a breath of fresh air injected into their offense when they traded for Joe Flacco in October. While the team failed to win, Flacco played some of the most electric football of his career.
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Joe Flacco has seen and done a lot in his lengthy NFL career. But the Bengals quarterback is now able to finally call himself something that he had never been before: a Pro Bowler.
However, Burrow is expected to be the team's starter next season, and Flacco was only on a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns before getting traded to the Bengals. With that in mind, he recently appeared on "Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams," where she asked him about his plans for playing in the NFL.
Joe Burrow was named to his third Pro Bowl on Sunday. Burrow is set to join quarterback Joe Flacco, as well as wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as the Bengals' representation at this year's Pro Bowl. Burrow had also been named to the Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2024.
“I already gained it,” Sanders said, responding to a question about what he hoped to gain from the Pro Bowl experience. “Talking to a lot of great players, shoot and Joe Flacco, again, with the same sweatpants that he wore in practice, everything.”
It seems like a lifetime has passed since Joe Flacco was standing on the Super Bowl stage, hoisting a Lombardi trophy and receiving the keys to his then-brand-new 2014 C7 Chevy Corvette, and according to Shedeur Sanders,
Burrow joins Bengals teammates Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Joe Flacco for the annual event. The Bengals have four representatives at the Pro Bowl Games, including their two best quarterbacks. Higgins and Chase had great reactions to the news that Burrow was joining them in San Francisco.