Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was firing out headlines left and right at the NFL Annual League meeting. First, he finally called the trade for Deshaun Watson a “big swing and a miss.”
Then, when speaking about the team’s quarterback situation for the 2025 season (besides having already acquired Kenny Pickett from the Eagles), he said that the team is looking at a bunch of veteran quarterbacks. He also said that Joe Flacco, who is still beloved by many Browns fans for his heroics in 2023, “is in the conversation” for Cleveland:
#Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says they're still looking at a bunch of veteran QBs and Joe Flacco "is in the conversation. Doesn't mean we're going to do anything, but he's in the conversation."
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) March 31, 2025
That doesn’t mean the Browns are signing Flacco, but he re-iterated that he’s at least still in the conversation. DBN’s Matt Wilson also recently looked at a few alternatives Cleveland could consider besides Flacco. With Russell Wilson out of the picture (signed with the Giants), Kirk Cousins still with the Falcons (for now), and Cleveland wanting to contend in 2025, Flacco remains a solid bridge option — or, at the very least, he’ll get a portion of the fanbase hyped up.