Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has seen the highest level of football in his career, winning a Super Bowl championship with the Ravens in 2012.
Over ten years later, his career has taken a turn for the worse. And his performance in the New York Jets‘ final preseason game Sunday caught the attention of the NFL world for all the wrong reasons.
Flacco started Sunday’s game against the New York Giants, and threw likely the worst interception of his career in the second quarter of the game.
He has never been known to be the most mobile quarterback, but was forced to escape the pocket. There, he threw a terrible interception right to Giants linebacker Austin Calitro, who proceeded to take it all the way to the house for a touchdown.
PICK 6 😏
📺: @CBSNewYork/@NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/Qesv6I38jX
— New York Giants (@Giants) August 28, 2022
Many have taken to social media to tear apart Flacco (seen above earlier in this game) for just how bad of a throw this was.
Joe Flacco just made one of the worst throws I've seen this summer. Basically handed it to the Giants linebacker. Brutal pick. #Jets
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) August 28, 2022
Joe Flacco, elite quarterback https://t.co/iCK6VLmcz1
— Conor McCormick-Cavanagh (@ConorMichael28) August 28, 2022
How are we feeling about Jets +7 against the Ravens in Week 1 with Joe Flacco 😬pic.twitter.com/1nHEYrZqtU
— BetQL (@betqlapp) August 28, 2022
Joe Flacco pic.twitter.com/1AQsFUpsme
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) August 28, 2022
Joe Flacco folks 🥴🤣 pic.twitter.com/CxEZXsH5q7
— Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) August 28, 2022
A throw like this from Flacco is definitely a worrying sign for the Jets, considering there is a very real chance that quarterback Zach Wilson could miss Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens while recovering from a minor knee surgery.
Flacco is currently taking first-team reps at practice for the Jets while Wilson is out. But this dismal performance on Sunday could open the door to the team looking at other options as their starter.
Backup quarterback Mike White has shown flashes in the NFL in his short career, and could seemingly beat out Flacco if this interception is any indication of what Flacco has left in the tank.
[New York Giants on Twitter; photo from Vincent Carchietta/USA Today Sports]
