Joe Flacco’s seen pressure before, a collapsing pocket, a two-minute drill, a playoff blitz. But nothing quite prepares you for the unfiltered critique of your own kid.
As the Cleveland Browns’ veteran quarterback prepares for a wide-open competition at training camp, he’s also going viral for an off-field moment that hit closer to home than any edge rusher ever has.
Browns Veteran Joe Flacco Gets Roasted by Son in Viral Video
In a clip posted by NFL on CBS, Flacco’s young son, Daniel, was asked what he thought about his dad’s NFL career. The answer? Let’s just say there was no sugar-coating involved.
“I’m not impressed,” he said. “He stinks.”
A few years back, former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco shared that his kids think he “stinks”
We went directly to the source to confirm Joe’s claim🤣 pic.twitter.com/Zi7cmGu3FF
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Even when the interviewer mentioned Flacco’s legendary playoff performance in Denver, Daniel didn’t blink. To him, the only thing that matters is the present, and right now, Flacco is a backup. “Yeah, because he’s a backup.”
But there’s hope. Asked what it would take to earn back some respect, the kid didn’t hesitate: “Win another Super Bowl.”
This isn’t the first time Flacco’s poked fun at how unimpressed his children are with his résumé. Still, it’s one thing to joke about it, another to hear it straight from the source. To his credit, Flacco took it like a pro, which makes sense, since he’s been in dad mode almost as long as he’s been in the league.
Will Flacco Beat Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel in Browns QB Battle?
Flacco might be the oldest guy in the Browns’ quarterback room, by a lot, but he’s also the most accomplished. At 40, he’s six years older than anyone else on the roster. He’s closer in age to head coach Kevin Stefanski than to most of his teammates. And yet, he looked sharp in 2023, going 4-1 and throwing for 1,616 yards with 13 touchdowns.
He’s joined this summer by a fascinating mix of passers: Kenny Pickett, the 2022 first-rounder; Dillon Gabriel, a rookie with grit but undersized; and Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, who brings big tools and big expectations.
Flacco, meanwhile, is leaning into his role as the room’s elder statesman. Whether he’s telling dad stories in meetings or laughing at himself with the younger guys, he knows what he brings: experience, leadership, and yes, still a decent arm.
Will that be enough to earn the starting job? That’s up to the Browns. But if Flacco wants to win over the locker room and his toughest critic at home, the path forward is pretty clear.
He’s got to win, again.
