As many expected, Joe Flacco will be staying in New York. The Jets have re-signed the veteran to a one-year contract (Twitter link via ESPN’s Rich Cimini). His colleague Adam Schefter adds that the deal is worth $3.5MM plus incentives (Twitter link). 
Jets general manager Joe Douglas has made it clear throughout the offseason that his preference was to keep the 37-year-old, along with Mike White, in the hopes of maintaining the current QB room led by Zach Wilson. On that point, Brian Costello of The New York Post tweets that the team has placed an original round tender (valued at $2.6MM) on White.
A first round pick of the Ravens in 2008, Flacco is of course best remembered for his MVP performance in Super Bowl XLVII, which capped off a playoff run that came at the best possible time for him financially. A mega-extension signed that offseason was followed by inconsistency, and was a large part of the reason for his departure from Baltimore.
After failing to secure the long-term starting role in Denver, Flacco’s first go-round with the Jets in 2020 was equally unsuccessful. He lost all four of his starts, completing just over 55% of his passes. He got closer to home by signing with the Eagles last offseason, but was traded back to New York before the deadline. He lost his lone start filling in for Wilson, but threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns in the process.
With Flacco and, in all likelihood, White, back in the fold, the Jets’ QB situation appears to be set for 2022.
It’s odd that a guy who has looked like he quit after his injury in his age 30 season will now be back for his seventh season. Just collecting checks.
By midseason most Jet players appear to have quit or simply tuned out the coaching staff. The team culture was a mess even before Flacco arrived.
Oh I’m sure it’s just funny as a Baltimore fan to see him still just hanging out. Before Lamar took over, he was just kind of going through the motions. Denver was more of the same and I thought he was done. But he just keeps haaaaaaangin on.
Jumpin Joe is back baby! That’s a quality QB room.
With a respectable 17.5 yd per reception average, Joe also provides quality depth at WR.