The Browns have promoted QB Joe Flacco from the practice squad to the active roster, per his agent.
Adam Schefter reports Flacco also got up to $4.05 million in incentives added to his contract by the Browns based on how far the Browns advance this season. Those include:
- $75,000 for each regular season win, up to $300,000.
- $250,000 for a wildcard win
- $500,000 for a divisional playoff win
- $1 million for winning the AFC title game
- $2 million for winning the Super Bowl.
Despite starting the past two games, Flacco had remained on the practice squad and had been a gameday elevation.
He’s proven he was worthy of a full-time roster spot, however, and a nice raise.
Flacco, 38, is a former first-round pick of the Ravens back in 2008. The Broncos agreed to trade a 2019 fourth-round pick to the Ravens for Flacco.
Flacco was in the fourth year of a six-year, $125 million contract that contained $44 million guaranteed and set to make a base salary of $20.25 million for 2020 when Denver released him with a failed physical designation.
He signed a one-year contract worth $1.5 million worth up to $4.5 million with the Jets in 2020 before joining the Eagles last offseason. Philadelphia traded him to the Jets ahead of the deadline for a conditional sixth-round pick.
Flacco later re-signed with the Jets on a one-year, $3.5 million deal last year. He signed on with the Browns in recent weeks.
In 2023, Flacco has started two games for the Browns and completed 49-89 pass attempts (55.1 completion percentage) for 565 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.
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