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Joe Flacco

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Born
1985 (39 years old)

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Audubon, New Jersey

Position
Quarterback

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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight
245 lb (111 kg)

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Indianapolis Colts

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Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent.
He played college football at Delaware after transferring from Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

In his rookie year, Flacco started every game and led the Ravens to two road wins in the 2008–09 NFL Playoffs, becoming the first rookie quarterback in league history to win two road playoff games. As a rookie starting quarterback, he won 13 games, 11 during the regular season. In his second season, he improved his numbers, setting single-season franchise records for completion percentage (63.1) and quarterback rating (88.9), and in his third season he became the all-time leader in Ravens history for passing yards and passing touchdowns.

With Flacco as Baltimore's starting quarterback, the Ravens have won the AFC North twice, appeared in three AFC Championship Games, and defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Flacco was named Super Bowl XLVII's MVP, concluding a postseason run in which he tied Joe Montana's single postseason record for touchdown passes (11) without an interception. That offseason, Flacco signed a six-year contract worth $120.6 million, a record high for a quarterback at the time. Flacco has become known for his outstanding performance in the postseason, having established a career playoff record of 10-5 and holding the record for most postseason road victories by a quarterback with 7.

Flacco is known for having one of the strongest arms in the NFL, which allows him to use an "aggressive, high-risk deep downfield passing game."