Rams Pursued Flacco, But He Chose Bengals

0:00On April 24, the Los Angeles Rams were hunting for quarterback help this off-season, checking out vets like Kirk Cousins in Jimmy Garabolo before. Grabbing rookie Ty Simpson in the draft, turns out they also pushed hard to sign Joe Flacco, but he chose to head back to the Cincinnati Bengals instead. Word from ESPN Insider, Jeremy Fowler, is that the Rams made a real play for Flacco during free agency, only for him to ink a one-year deal with Sincy. Flacco's an 18-year NFL vet, who's been a top back up the last six seasons, starting 30 games total. Fans remember his four-in-one stretch with the Cleveland Browns in 2023 that punched their playoff ticket he even snags come back, player of the year. Last season, he stepped in for the injured Joe Burrow, starting six games for the Bengals and going one-on-five. With Flacco locked in as their bridge guy again, the Rams pivot to developing their young arm while keeping an eye on the death chart as training camp heats up.