{"id":738847,"date":"2026-02-08T21:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738847\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:05:14","slug":"will-vikings-try-to-steal-joe-flacco-away-from-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738847\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Vikings try to steal Joe Flacco away from Bengals?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/bengals-news-joe-flacco-sums-up-experience-zac-taylor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">splitting the season between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/bengals-news-joe-flacco-pushes-back-retirement-talk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quarterback Joe Flacco is set to hit free agency<\/a>. Despite the fact he&#8217;s entering his age-41 season, Flacco will be a hot commodity amongst quarterback needy teams.<\/p>\n<p>One of those franchise is the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/minnesota-vikings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>. They&#8217;ll at least want a veteran to compete with JJ McCarthy, if not be the starting quarterback from Week 1. As the Vikings consider their options, signing Flacco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/47852416\/super-bowl-2026-latest-nfl-buzz-news-rumors-free-agency-trades-coaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">is on the table<\/a>, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bengals have expressed interest in re-signing quarterback Joe Flacco. They believe he&#8217;s a valuable backup who can be a viable starting option if Joe Burrow gets injured again,\u201d Fowler wrote. \u201cBut Flacco will have options, possibly as a bridge quarterback elsewhere. The Vikings considered signing Flacco last offseason. And the Steelers will have an opening if Aaron Rodgers doesn&#8217;t re-sign there. Pittsburgh liked his free agency profile last offseason, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings won&#8217;t be alone in their Flacco pursuit. A return to the Bengals is on the table, as will be joining any playoff-ready team with a quarterback vacancy. In Minnesota, Flacco would be given a real chance to start as the Vikings figure out their future at the position.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2025 season, Flacco was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his 18-year career. He completed 60.3 percent of his passes for 2,479 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Over his entire NFL tenure, which includes a Super Bowl title, Flacco has thrown for 48,176 yards, 272 touchdowns and 172 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage of his career, Flacco won&#8217;t represent the future at quarterback for any franchise. But for a Vikings team in dire need of help at the position, the veteran offers a reliable repertoire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After splitting the season between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals in 2025, quarterback Joe Flacco is set&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[7,562,233,259,2529,6,832,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-738847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-vikings","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-joe-flacco","10":"tag-minnesota","11":"tag-minnesota-vikings","12":"tag-minnesotavikings","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-nfl-rumors","15":"tag-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116037047001036775","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}