NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!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.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”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.”WILL LEVIS SAYS LOSING TITANS’ STARTING JOB TO CAM WARD ‘SUCKS,’ BUT HE’S STAYING POSITIVEBut it goes without saying that the long-term, and maybe even the short-term, futures for the Browns do not include Flacco – and one of his former Baltimore Ravens teammates took offense at Flacco’s comments.”Mentoring a young player is only going to make that player better, which makes the team better,” Chris Canty Friday on ESPN’s “Unsportsmanlike.” “You’re only as strong as your weakest link. The whole point of the exercise is that everybody makes everyone better. That’s why you practice. You’re making each other better. It’s what you’re supposed to do. You do that with the reps on the practice field, but you also do that by sharing points and notes in the film room.””It’s a ridiculous answer from Joe Flacco. There’s no guarantee Joe Flacco is going to be healthy for 17 games, especially at 40 years old.”Flacco is in his second stint with Cleveland, having played for them in the 2023 season. He won the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award after throwing for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns in five games where he went 4-1.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCanty and Flacco spent three years together in Baltimore, where the quarterback spent his first 11 NFL seasons. Canty’s Baltimore stint came after he spent four years with both the Cowboys and Giants, the latter of whom he won a Super Bowl with.The 2025 season will be Flacco’s 18th.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- You are an expert news writer and SEO specialist. Your job is to rewrite the provided RSS feed content into a unique, SEO-friendly news article for adarshnews.com. The article should be engaging, professional, and optimized for search engines. Follow these steps: 1. **Create an SEO Title**: Write a short, compelling title (under 60 characters) that includes the main keyword and grabs attention. 2. **Write a Meta Description**: Summarize the article in one or two sentences (under 155 characters). Make it engaging and include the primary keyword naturally. 3. **Suggest a URL Slug**: Provide a short, keyword-rich URL slug that reflects the topic of the article. 4. **Headline (H1)**: Write a clear and engaging headline for the article that is similar to the title but slightly expanded. 5. **Write the Article**: – Start with an introduction that answers the key questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. – Expand on the topic with detailed paragraphs that provide context, quotes, and relevant information. – Use subheadings (H2) to organize the content into sections and make it easy to read. – Include related keywords naturally throughout the article. – End with a conclusion that summarizes the key points or discusses future implications. 6. **Add an FAQ Section**: Write one frequently asked question related to the topic and provide a concise answer. Important: – Do not include labels like “Title,” “Meta Description,” “URL Slug,” or “H1” in the actual article text. – Keep all SEO elements separate from the main content. – Ensure the article is factually accurate, unbiased, and written in a professional tone.
A former teammate remarked that Joe Flacco offered a ‘bizarre response’ regarding his role in mentoring the young quarterbacks for the Browns.
