Joe Flacco produced one of the more memorable storylines of the 2023 NFL season after spending the first 11 weeks as a free agent, then joining the Browns and leading them to the playoffs.
The 39-year-old went 4-1 over five starts, throwing for 300-plus yards in four straight games for the first time in franchise history and locked up a playoff berth in a memorable Thursday night win over the Jets in late December.
It was a a run Browns fans won’t soon forget, but also quickly became the feel good story of NFL. So much so, in fact that Flacco earned himself a nomination for the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award.
In an appearance on CBS Sports Radio’s, Zach Gelb show, Flacco talked about being selected as one of the five finalists for the award, and while he expressed appreciation to be recognized, he was quick to concede the honor to a different nominee.
“I don’t necessarily know what I’m coming back from,” Flacco says to Gelb. “I would say most of the guys on that list I’m not sure what we’re coming back from so that’s probably my initial reaction.
But I think any time that you’re getting recognized in this league for playing well, I guess, it can be flattering.
So it’s a cool group to be a part of that’s for sure.
But yeah, that’s my initial thought is, I’m just coming back from, what, being old and not being on a team for a couple months?
