At 41 years old, Joe Flacco is finally a Pro Bowler. Currently playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, his seventh team in the NFL since 2008, this is the first Pro Bowl nomination for the Baltimore Ravens legend and Super Bowl XLVI MVP. For those who came before Lamar Jackson, it was better late than never.
Obviously, this is far from Flacco’s best statistical season, so his selection raised some eyebrows. So did the selection earlier this week of Shedeur Sanders, Flacco’s teammate in Cleveland.
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As many NFL observers noted on Friday, the Browns became the first team to have two Pro Bowl quarterbacks in the same season. Flacco has certainly put together a lot of great seasons, so one might call his inclusion in the Pro Bowl this season a sort of “lifetime achievement” award.
Here are some other comments from national media about Flacco’s selection to the NFL All-Star Game –
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QB Gami
The 2025 Browns are the first team in NFL history to send 2 quarterbacks to the Pro Bowl at the beginning of the season • 41-year-old Joe Flacco (traded mid-season) • Rookie backup Shaddell Sanders (ranked last among quarterbacks in the NFL, one spot behind fellow teammate Dillon Gabriel) pic.twitter.com/jRfb4x3tyn
— QBgami (@QBgami) January 30, 2026
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This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Selecting Joe Flacco to Pro Bowl Really Gets People Talking