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Earlier this month, the Cleveland Browns traded veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the in-state rival, the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati received Flacco and a sixth-round pick in next year’s draft, while Cleveland got a fifth-round pick in the trade.
Flacco has since played just two games with his new team and continues to adjust to his new life in Cincinnati. The 40-year-old quarterback’s family did not move with him to Ohio.
The Super Bowl winner’s wife, Dana, and five children live in New Jersey.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco speaks to the media during a news conference in Cincinnati, October 10, 2025. (Albert Cesare/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
On Wednesday, Flacco revealed details about how he’s been handling his new alone time so far.
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“For me, it’s about finding ways to maybe stay here a little longer and then get out of that mindset and call home,” Flacco said. “To go and sit in a restaurant by myself and realize that, man, that’s actually kind of nice to do.
“I tell people all the time, I used to see guys sitting alone at a bar or just sitting alone eating and I’m like, ‘Man, I feel so bad for that guy.’ You always want to go join him, and now I realize this guy was in heaven.
Joe Flacco of the Cincinnati Bengals sits on the bench before a game against the Green Bay Packers on October 12, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
“And I don’t mean that it’s not what I want. I’d rather be at home, sitting at the table with my kids and hearing what they talk about all day. But if you’re going to do it, you might as well enjoy it.”
Joe Flacco of the Cincinnati Bengals throws a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter of a game at Paycor Stadium on October 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Flacco will reunite with his loved ones this weekend when they make their planned trip to Ohio for the New York Jets’ road game against the Bengals.
Flacco is 1-1 in his short stint with the Bengals. He is coming off a 342-yard passing performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
