Joe Flacco, Ravens to part ways despite playoff performance?

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is having one of the most prolific playoff runs in NFL history. His eight touchdown passes currently rank him third all-time for most touchdowns thrown in the postseason without an interception.  Joe Montana (11) and Steve Young (9) both went on to win the Super Bowl as did Drew Brees, Troy Aikman and Phil Sims, all tied with Flacco at eight. Whether or not Flacco is hoisting the Lombardi after Super Bowl 47 remains to be seen, but win or lose, Flacco’s postseason performance has surely commanded him a huge payday. But will it be from the Ravens?

It has been seen all too often in sports; a promising young star with unfulfilled potential whose fate within a particular franchise remains in doubt.  That is until he meets the crossroads of a contract year.… Read more

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