Joe Flacco Gets Candid on 18-Game NFL Season, Life After Football, "Elite" Question

Joe Flacco is heading into his 19th NFL season at 41 years old, coming off his first Pro Bowl selection, and he still thinks some teams made a mistake by not giving him a starting job. He joins Front Office Sports and explains why he went back to Cincinnati over other choices. Then there is the business side. Flacco is a strategic investor in cleat company Caddix, which is targeting something almost no one in sports science has touched in 30 years. He also co-owns an Irish soccer club with Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Amazon crew. Flacco explains why he was interested in team ownership, what the growth of MLS means for soccer investment right now, and what the expansion plans for St. Patrick's Athletic look like in the US. His son thinks he can play until he is 50, but the NFL wants an 18th game. Flacco explains how extra games impact the quality of playoff football. Plus, he discusses whether a TV career is something he has actually started exploring. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and Joe Flacco's 19th Season 0:25 Cadex Cleat Investment and Football Safety 2:59 Investing in Irish Soccer Club St. Patrick's Athletic 5:35 Why Flacco Resigned With the Bengals 6:52 Is Joe Flacco Elite: Looking Back at the Debate 8:16 Can a Quarterback Pay Into His Late Forties 10:01 The 18-Game NFL Season Debate 13:04 Delaware NIL Fund and Life After Football 13:42 TV Networks and Post-Playing Career Plans 14:50 Dad Habits in the Locker Room at 41