Sports 7 October 2025

Bengals acquire QB Joe Flacco

The Bengals today acquired QB Joe Flacco and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for Cincinnati’s ’26 fifth-round draft choice. The Bengals also released QB Brett Rypien.

Flacco (6-6, 245), an 18th-year player out of the University of Delaware, originally was a first-round draft pick of Baltimore in 2008. He has played in 200 career regular-season games with 195 starts for the Ravens (2008-’18), Denver Broncos (’19), N.Y. Jets (’20-21), Cleveland Browns (’23, ’25), and Indianapolis Colts (’24). His career totals include 4259 completions on 6911 attempts for 46,512 yards, 259 TDs and 168 INTs. He also has 392 rushing attempts for 903 yards and 16 TDs.

Additionally, Flacco has played and started 16 postseason games, completing 287 of 493 passes for 3530 yards, 26 TDs and 12 INTs.

“Joe is an experienced quarterback with a history of winning,” said Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. “He is a leader with a skill set that will fit our personnel well. He is a gifted passer with a strong arm, and we are excited to have him on our team.”

Rypien, a sixth-year player, spent the past three games on the Bengals’ active roster. He signed to the active roster off Cincinnati’s practice squad on Sept. 16.

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