New Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco is at anything but the peak of his career, as he is coming off of a 2018 campaign with the Baltimore Ravens in which he lost his starting job to rookie signal-caller Lamar Jackson midway through the season.
However, Broncos president John Elway feels that Flacco, who is now 34 years old, is entering the prime of his career.
Flacco's reaction was a good one:
“With Tom Brady now, quarterbacks are playing until they're 60 years old,” he said, according to James Palmer of NFL Network.
Obviously, Flacco's comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek, an indication that not even he believes that his best years are still ahead of him 12 seasons into his NFL tenure.
In the time Flacco was on the field this past season, he threw for 2,465 yards, 12 touchdowns, and six interceptions while completing 61.2 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 84.2.
The Voorhees, N.J. native, who played his collegiate football at the University of Delaware, was originally selected by the Ravens in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
He immediately started right out of the gate during his rookie campaign did not miss a start through 2014. Flacco's shining moment over that span was leading Baltimore to a Super Bowl title during the 2012-13 season, enjoying a remarkable playoff run in which he threw 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions.
Since then, however, Flacco has been on a steady decline, ultimately leading to the Ravens trading him to the Broncos earlier this offseason.
