Joe Flacco officially signed and sealed in Cleveland.
Already shipped. Flacco signed a $4.05 million contract with incentives Thursday from the Browns, who signed the veteran quarterback on an emergency basis after losing starter Deshaun Watson to a right shoulder injury last month.
Flacco’s contract marks the 38-year-old’s move from practice player to the active roster.
This is more of a procedural thing than anything else, but it guarantees he will be with the Browns as they try to make the playoffs.
The team has kept Flacco off the practice squad starting with the Rams and Jaguars the past two weeks.
Another team could have signed him while he was on the practice squad.
“I’m not going anyway,” he said. “I really enjoyed it here.”
Flacco could earn $75,000 for each win in Cleveland’s remaining four regular-season games, a person familiar with the financial terms told The Associated Press.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because incentives were not disclosed.
Flacco can also earn $250,000 for a wild card win, $500,000 for a divisional playoff win, $1 million for an AFC title and another $2 million if the Browns win the Super Bowl.
At home in New Jersey, he pondered his future and wondered if his career was over when the Browns came.
The Ravens’ former Super Bowl MVP took a try, signed on Nov. 20 and returned to lead the team.
Watts is unregistered Concussion Protocol A few days ago, T.J. watt. The Steelers quarterback said he feels “fine” and expects to play Saturday when the Steelers travel to Indianapolis for a key AFC game.
Watt reported concussion-like symptoms last Friday, the day before he shut out the Patriots in their opener against Pittsburgh.
He left briefly before being cleared to play.
The regular All-Pro returned to practice Tuesday and was cleared by an independent neurologist Wednesday night.
Fellow quarterback Alex Highsmith left the loss to the Patriots with a neck injury in the first quarter before being placed in the protocol.
Highsmith, whose six sacks are second only to Watt, was limited in practice this week.Dylan broke his thumb.
It’s unclear if Packers running back AJ Dillon will play Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay with a broken thumb.
The injury occurred in Green Bay’s final stretch of Monday night’s loss to the Giants.
The Packers were already weak at running back. Aaron Jones has missed the last three games with a knee injury and was limited in Thursday’s practice.
Rookie Emanuel Wilson was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder problem.
The Packers added Patrick Taylor to the active roster and added Kenyan Drake to the practice squad last week.
Dylan has never missed a game due to injury in four years.
The Boston College product rushed for a team-high 574 yards on 223 carries.the viking is sickThe Vikings have waived right tackles Alexander Mattison and Brian O’Neill for the upcoming game at Cincinnati because of wrist injuries.
Wide receiver Justin Jefferson was listed as questionable on last week’s injury report and was ruled out for the previous game.
He said he plans to play the Bengals on Saturday.
David Cassenberry replaced the injured O’Neill in last week’s 3-0 win in Las Vegas.
Mattison was also ruled out, allowing Ty Chandler to play in the backfield.
Wide receiver Jalen Naylor (concussion) was also ruled out.degree of diversity
According to the annual report, the NFL continues to make gradual and widespread progress in its various recruiting practices.
A report Thursday by the Central Florida Institute for Sports Diversity and Ethics gave the league a B+ grade, the league’s highest grade since the survey began in 1988.
The league received a B+ grade for racial recruiting and a B grade for gender recruiting.
There are still some concerns, especially among property owners.
“This is the most positive NFL report we’ve ever had,” said TIDES President Adrien Bouchet. “
The league has come a long way in the last 10 years, especially in the last few years.
“black management of TNFFor the first time in NFL history, black referees were involved in Thursday night’s game.
