Joe Flacco
- Baltimore Ravens (2008 -present)
- Superbowl (XLVII )
- Super Bowl MVP (XLVII )
Joseph Vincent Flacco ( born January 16, 1985 in Audubon, New Jersey) is an American professional American football player at the position of quarterback. He plays for the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League ( NFL).
Career
As of 2003, Flacco studied at the University of Pittsburgh, where he could not prevail on the position of quarterbacks and remained in the role of back-up. For this reason he moved to the University of Delaware. Since Flacco with the University of Pittsburgh failed to agree on the termination of his scholarship, he was allowed to play only in 2006 for Delaware. There, he managed to set up as a starting quarterback numerous team records in his first season. In the following year he drew attention to himself at 23 thrown touchdowns came only five interceptions. He became the first player from the University of Delaware, has been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
NFL Career
Flacco was selected in 2008 as the 18th player in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. Although he had provided in his rookie season only as a back -up behind Kyle Boller and Troy Smith, he had accrued in the opening game of the 2008 season due to a serious injury Boller and an illness Smiths as starting quarterback. With consistent performances he retained this position throughout the season and led the Ravens into the play- offs. He is the first rookie quarterback to win two post-season games.
He was elected on 29 January 2009 to the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year 2008.
With 44 wins in the regular season over the first four years of his career, he holds an NFL record for quarterbacks.
In the victory of the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013 Flacco was named Super Bowl MVP. In March 2013, Flacco and the Ravens agreed to a contract extension until 2019. Compensation With a 120.6 million U.S. dollars over the entire term Flacco, making it the highest-paid football player until April 2013, when Aaron Rodgers his contract with the Green Bay Packers extended and got even conceded more content.