Reports: Broncos to release QB Flacco
The Denver Broncos are expected to release quarterback Joe Flacco, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
The Broncos will forge ahead with Drew Lock as their starting quarterback. Former Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel will serve as the backup after agreeing to a contract on Tuesday.
Flacco is set to count $23.65 million against the cap in 2020. His release would save $10.05 million of that, while leaving a $13.6 million dead-money charge after the Broncos restructured the quarterback's contract last September.
He posted a 2-6 record in his first season with Denver in 2019 before sustaining a herniated cervical disk in his neck that landed him on injured reserve. He threw for 1,822 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions.
Flacco, 35, played his first 11 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. The former Super Bowl MVP has thrown for 40,067 yards with 218 touchdowns and 141 interceptions in 171 career games.
Lock, a second-round pick in last year's draft, went 4-1 as a starter with 1,020 passing yards, seven TDs and three picks.
--Field Level Media
