Brown, 40, has a frank guidance comment on the debate

Joe Flacco stays true.

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

But when asked about coaching the young quarterback in the room, he was very honest, including Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett.

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“If I say, 'I don't want to be a mentor,' I look terrible. If I say, 'I do want to be a mentor,' I look like an idiot and don't care about doing well and playing football, …” Fraco told reporters Thursday. “I tend to be honest. I said, ‘I’m not a mentor; I play football.’ In the quarterback room, I have a lot of experience, I have a lot of experience.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett, left, Dillon Gabriel, Center and Joe Flacco warm up at NFL practice at the Cleveland Brown Training Facility in Berea, Ohio on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Jeff Lange/US Today Network via IMAGN Image)

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But there is no doubt that the long-term or even short-term Brown’s future does not include Flacco – one of his former Baltimore Ravens teammates made an offensive attack on Flacco’s comments.

Chris Canty Friday on ESPN’s “Unsportsmanlike,” “Tutoring young players only makes players better, which makes teams better.” “You’re only as strong as the weakest connection. The whole point of practice is that everyone makes everyone better. That’s why you practice better. You should do better. This is what you should do. You do this in reps in practice, but you do it by sharing points and notes in the movie room.”

“This is a ridiculous answer to Joe Flacco. There is no guarantee that Joe Flacco will be healthy in 17 games, especially at the age of 40.”

Flacco played for them in the 2023 season in Cleveland’s second match. He won the AP Player of the Year Award after 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns in five games.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco chats with rookie Shedeur Sanders in NFL practice at the Cleveland Browns training facility Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (Jeff Lange/US Today Network via IMAGN Image)

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Canty and Flacco spent three years in Baltimore, where the quarterback spent his first 11 NFL seasons. Canty's Baltimore won the Super Bowl with the Cowboys and the Giants for four years.

The 2025 season will be Flacco's 18th season.

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