Current:Home > MarketsJoe Flacco can get this bonus if he can lead Browns to first Super Bowl win in 1-year deal -TradeWisdom
Joe Flacco can get this bonus if he can lead Browns to first Super Bowl win in 1-year deal
View
Date:2025-04-16 21:07:47
The Cleveland Browns have signed Joe Flacco for the remainder of the regular season, and he could earn a lot more money if he's able to lead the team to a deep playoff run.
Flacco hasn't looked back since the team signed him following the season-ending injury of Deshaun Watson and he made his first start against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13. Despite losing to the Rams, Flacco had an impressive outing, and his stellar performance continued into last week, when he led Cleveland to a 31-27 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in which he completed 26-of-45 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Following the win, head coach Kevin Stefanski declared Flacco the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season.
Now officially with the squad, here's a look at how much money the 16-year veteran could earn by the end of the playoffs:
How much money could Joe Flacco earn with the Browns?
Flacco could earn millions of dollars if Cleveland is the one hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed the following breakdown of Flacco's possible incentives, with four regular-season games remaining, to USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon.
- $75,000 for each regular-season win
- $250,000 for winning a wild-card game
- $500,000 for winning a divisional-round game
- $1 million for winning the AFC championship
- $2 million for winning Super Bowl 58
In total, Flacco could earn an extra $4.05 million if he can win his second career Super Bowl this season.
What did Joe Flacco have to say about his contract?
Flacco, 38, said he has enjoyed his time in Cleveland and wanted to stay with the organization, but he said he wasn't aware of the financial benefits he could have in staying with the team.
"I mean, listen, I'm not aware of any of that stuff," Flacco said. "I kind of leave it up to Joe (Linta), my agent, and he brushes over it with me real quick and I come up and sign it."
The possible playoff payouts don't sound out of the world though. Cleveland currently sits in the No. 5 spot in the AFC playoff standings, with a remaining schedule against the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals.
veryGood! (964)
Related
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- 'Jackpot!' star John Cena loves rappers, good coffee and a fine tailored suit
- 'Alien: Romulus' movie review: Familiar sci-fi squirms get a sheen of freshness
- Taylor Swift Returns to the Stage in London After Confirmed Terror Plot
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- Potentially massive pay package for Starbucks new CEO, and he doesn’t even have to move to Seattle
- Sofía Vergara reveals why she wanted to hide her curvy figure for 'Griselda' role
- 51 Must-Try Stress Relief & Self-Care Products for National Relaxation Day (& National Wellness Month)
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- See Travis Kelce Make His Acting Debut in Terrifying Grotesquerie Teaser
Ranking
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Detroit judge orders sleepy teenage girl on field trip to be handcuffed, threatens jail
- What to stream: Post Malone goes country, Sydney Sweeney plays a nun and Madden 25 hits the field
- Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- What Conservation Coalitions Have Learned from an Aspen Tree
- Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip
- 2025 COLA estimate dips with inflation, but high daily expenses still burn seniors
Recommendation
John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
2nd man charged in 2012 killing of retired Indiana farmer who was shot to death in his home
Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says
New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past
A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes