Joe Flacco agrees with Colts on one-year deal, sources say

The Indianapolis Colts and veteran quarterback Joe Flacco have reached settlement on a one-year deal worth as a lot as $8.7 million, sources suggested ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Flacco, who carried out for the Cleveland Browns ultimate season and acquired NFL Comeback Participant of the 12 months honors, will receive $4.5 million assured throughout the deal, in response to sources.

In Indianapolis, Flacco will once more up and mentor second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson. Flacco moreover will current some peace of ideas for the Colts after Richardson missed 12 video video games as a rookie following a season-ending shoulder hurt and one recreation earlier throughout the advertising marketing campaign because of a concussion.

Flacco presents the Colts a reliable backup who is not going to take apply reps from a youthful quarterback nonetheless in his developmental stage. And the Seventeenth-year signal-caller can mentor Richardson, who started just one full season at Florida and misplaced treasured options to play all through his rookie advertising marketing campaign.

With Gardner Minshew, ultimate 12 months’s backup QB in Indy, signing with the Las Vegas Raiders this week, the Colts get a confirmed different in Flacco. Flacco’s arm energy should even be a carry over Minshew, who usually was reluctant to throw the deep ball. That is one factor Colts coach Shane Steichen admitted was missing from the Colts’ offense ultimate season. In Richardson and Flacco, the Colts now have two of the biggest arms throughout the NFL.

Flacco signed with the Browns’ apply squad in November after a season-ending shoulder hurt to starting quarterback Deshaun Watson. Two weeks later, Flacco made his first start. He went on to develop to be the first quarterback in NFL historic previous to throw for better than 250 yards and a variety of touchdowns in his first 5 video video games with a model new workers.

Flacco moreover propelled the Browns to a four-game profitable streak and the No. 5 seed throughout the AFC playoffs. He accomplished the widespread season with 1,616 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 5 video video games.

Cleveland, nonetheless, fell throughout the first spherical of the postseason to the Houston Texans. Flacco threw pick-sixes on back-to-back possessions throughout the second half of the 45-14 defeat.

Flacco, 39, acquired the Large Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in 2013 and was named Large Bowl MVP. He has thrown for 43,936 yards and 245 touchdowns in a career that moreover consists of time with the Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles.

ESPN’s Jake Trotter and Stephen Holder contributed to this report.