Just a few months ago, Ozzie Newsome made Joe Flacco the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL for the second time. Newsome justified Flacco's $40 million signing bonus and $22.1 million average per year by saying, “Teams struggle with the quarterback position. Philly signing [Sam] Bradford and Washington having to put the franchise tag on [Kirk] Cousins. They don't have the résumé that Joe has, and for us to be moving forward with a guy that has eight years and won a Super Bowl and been in three AFC Championship Games, it speaks volumes.
Film Room: Joe Flacco
