Joe Flacco gave 'ridiculous answer' on mentoring young Browns QBs, former teammate says

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Joe Flacco is keeping it real.

The 40-year-old is, by far, the oldest of five quarterbacks on the Cleveland Browns, two of whom are rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

However, he was brutally honest when he was asked about mentoring the younger quarterbacks in the room, who include Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett.

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Jan 13, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) throws the ball during the second quarter in a 2024 AFC wild card game at NRG Stadium. (Troy Taormina-USA Today Sports)

"If I say, ‘I don’t want to be a mentor,’ I look bad. If I say, ‘I do want to be a mentor,’ I look like an idiot that doesn’t care about being good and playing football, . . ." Flacco told reporters on Thursday. "I tend to try to be honest. And I’ve said, ‘I’m not a mentor; I play football.’ And in a quarterback room… there have been a ton of times where there have been learning experiences, and I have a lot of experience. And I can talk on things. And, hopefully, they listen. But it’s not necessarily my job to make sure they listen to me. Hopefully, you have a really good relationship with the guys that are in the room. And you naturally want to do that."

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Kenny Pickett, left, Dillon Gabriel, center, and Joe Flacco warm up during an NFL practice at the Cleveland Browns training facility on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. (Jeff Lange / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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