Terrible news:Why Delaware star Joe Flacco was surprised he………..
FROM CHARGERS GM: The Delaware native’s long road to Chargers GM began by asking the coach not to take the Eagles job. was not as impressive as Buffalo Bills defensive end Damar Hamlin, who returned after nearly dying on the field in Day 2 against the Bengals. January 2023. Hamlin goes into cardiac arrest after being hit.
He then spent several days in the hospital, part of it in a medically induced coma, before a grueling rehabilitation process that lasted several months.
In fact, Flacco expressed surprise that he was even being honored.andquot;I don’t necessarily know where I’m coming back from,andquot; Flacco spoke to CBSSports Radio host Zach Gelb in January when he learned he was one of the five finalists. andquot;I and#039;just come back to what if I’m old and not on the team for a few months?andquot;Flacco became the first QB in Browns history to have 300+ passing yards in four consecutive games. Before that, Flacco started just 11 games with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets in 2019-22, losing 10 of them. Flacco started the 2021 season with the Eagles but did not play. He was traded back to the Jets midseason.
Flacco edged Hamlin 151-140 in the 50-person voting panel across print, television, radio and digital. However, Hamlin received far more first-place votes than Flacco. Hamlin had 21, Flacco had 13.Still, Flacco had an impressive season. He had 1,616 passing yards and 13 TDs in six games, including Brownand’s AFC Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans. Those totals are both the most by a QB starting in the last six games of a season in NFL history, according to NFL Research. Flacco was without a contract this season until the end of November.
He began his career when the Baltimore Ravens made him their first round pick out of UD in 2008. He helped the Ravens reach the playoffs in each of his first six seasons.In the 2012-13 season, Flacco was the Super Bowl MVP when the Ravens beat the 49ers 34-31. All told, Flacco threw for 43,396 yards, which ranks 18th in NFL history. 11.
