The Cleveland Browns have signed quarterback Joe Flacco to a one-year deal, which includes $4.05 million in incentives based on winning. The Browns signed Flacco in late November following the season-ending shoulder injury to Deshaun Watson; last Sunday, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Flacco would remain the team’s starting quarterback for the rest of the season.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that Flacco is set to make $75,000 for each of the remaining four regular-season games he wins this season; if Cleveland makes the postseason, Flacco would also make $250,000 for a wild-card win, $500,000 for a divisional round win, $1 million for an AFC Championship Game win and $2 million for a Super Bowl win, the source said.
Flacco has started the past two games for the Browns and now becomes just the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in his first two games with a new team. He is the fourth quarterback to start for Cleveland this year, joining Deshaun Watson, PJ Walker and rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
Flacco said he wants to continue playing after this season but is just focused on Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears: “I’m just trying to stay in the moment .. and be as grateful as possible and keep getting better.”
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