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The MVP of Super Bowl XLVII has hit another road block in his career. And this one may be a dead end.
Released by the Broncos on Thursday with a “failed physical” designation, Joe Flacco becomes a free agent for the first time in his career. And he may find little or no demand for his services.
The 35-year-old Flacco likely has enough left in the tank to be a backup, but with career earnings well north of $150 million why would he want to hold a clipboard?
The bigger issue is his neck. Flacco sought a second opinion on the injury last month, and it clearly hasn’t improved to the point that he’s able to pass a physical. He won’t be on anyone’s roster until he can, and the neck injury could ultimately make other issues moot.
Whatever happens next, Flacco leaves behind $13.6 million in dead money in Denver, thanks to the restructured contract he signed last year in order to create cap space.