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Earlier this month, the Cleveland Browns traded veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the in-state rival Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati received Flacco and a sixth-round draft pick in next year’s draft, while Cleveland picked up a fifth-round pick in the trade.
Flacco has since played in just two games with his new team and continues to adjust to his new life in Cincinnati. The 40-year-old quarterback’s family did not move with him to Ohio.
The Super Bowl winner’s wife, Dana, and five children live in New Jersey.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco speaks to the media during a press conference in Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 2025. (Albert Cesare/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
On Wednesday, Flacco revealed details about how he’s handled his newfound alone time so far.
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“For me, it’s trying to find ways to maybe stay here a little bit longer and then just take myself out of that mindset and call home,” Flacco said. “Go sit in a restaurant by yourself and realize it’s pretty fun to make.
“I tell people all the time that I used to see guys sitting at a bar by themselves or just sitting by themselves eating and I’m like, ‘Man, I feel so sorry for that guy.’ You always want to go with him and now I realize that guy was in heaven.
Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Flacco sits on the bench before a game against the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 12, 2025 in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
“And not to say that’s not what I want. I’d rather sit at home and sit at the dinner table with my kids and hear what the hell they were talking about all day. But if you’re going to do it, you might as well take advantage of it.”
Joe Flacco of the Cincinnati Bengals throws a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter of a game at Paycor Stadium on Oct. 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Flacco will be reunited with loved ones this weekend when they make their scheduled trip to Ohio for the New York Jets’ road game against the Bengals.
Flacco has a 1-1 record in his short stint with the Bengals. He is coming off a 342-yard passing performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
