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Jets' Joe Flacco: Aching to return

Joe Flacco #5 of the New York Jets warms up before a game against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Credit: Jim McIsaac

Joe Flacco wasn’t done with football.

A neck injury cut his 12th NFL season short. He could have gone home to South Jersey with his Super Bowl ring and MVP trophy and called it a career. But the 35-year-old Flacco believed he could still play and play at a high level.

Here’s his chance.

With Sam Darnold sidelined with a sprained right shoulder, Flacco will be running the offense when the Jets play the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.