Browns' Joe Flacco 'expecting' team to select quarterback in NFL Draft

Quarterback Joe Flacco joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to preview the NFL Draft and share his thoughts on returning to the Cleveland Browns.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco may be the Week 1 starter once the 2025 season begins if Deshaun Watson isn’t back in time to take the field.

With hours to go before the NFL Draft begins, Flacco appeared on "Fox & Friends" and was asked whether he would be disappointed or if he was expecting Cleveland to take a quarterback in the draft.

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Quarterback Joe Flacco throws the ball against the Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Dec. 17, 2023. (Scott Galvin-USA Today Sports)

"I’m expecting, I think everyone’s expecting them to take a quarterback and it’s just part of the game," Flacco said. "Every team is looking to get that next guy and make their team as good as possible for the future and that’s part of it."

Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders and Jaxson Dart have been the most-talked-about quarterbacks in the draft pool coming into the event. Flacco didn't specify when he thought the Browns would take it.

Ward is all but a lock to go to the Tennessee Titans, who have the No. 1 pick. The Browns have the No. 2 selection and could end up with Shedeur Sanders. The Fox News Digital mock draft predicted the Browns taking Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders talks with quarterback Shedeur Sanders during a timeout in the game against Central Florida, Sept. 28, 2024, in Orlando. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Flacco admitted he’s not exactly watching tape of any of the incoming rookies.

"I don’t get much of a