For players like Jackson and Andrews, they played with Flacco when he was 33 in his final season with the Ravens. Now, seven years later, he's 40 years old and in his 18th NFL season.
Jackson still remembers Flacco throwing an 80-yard pass across his body to former Ravens WR Chris Moore, saying that after seeing that back then, it doesn't surprise him that Flacco is still playing at a high level at 40 years old. Andrews chalked up Flacco still playing football in 2025 due to his work ethic, the same one Andrews picked up from him in his rookie year.
"That's the thing about life, man. You never know what's to come," Andrews said. "It's a credit to him and how hard he worked. I am very proud of him."
Harbaugh talked about the throw power that Flacco possesses as well as his accuracy. He said Flacco operates the Browns passing game skillfully and labeled his former quarterback as a drop-back quarterback who has a good catchable ball. Humphrey backed up Harbaugh's characterization of Flacco and said that he's still the same player that he was in 2018.
"He looks at all his reads. To me, it's almost a lost art (of) quarterbacks – the three-step drop, five-step drop (and) to go through all their progressions the way Joe does," Humphrey said. "Obviously, it's a familiar face coming back to Baltimore. It is a weird thing (with him) being in that Browns' jersey, but we're excited to go against him and hopefully come out on top."