Breaking: Baltimore has agreement in principle to trade former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco to the Broncos, league sources told ESPN.
Trade cannot be processed until new NFL league year begins Wednesday, March 13. Teams prohibited from commenting on deal or terms surrounding it.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 13, 2019
A first-round draft pick in 2008 (No. 18 overall), Flacco carries a $26.5 million salary cap hit on his current contract.
Flacco is 96-67 as a regular-season starter and before his injury after nine games in 2018, had started all 16 games in nine of his first 10 years. He helped the Ravens to a Super Bowl XLVII win over San Francisco.
The Broncos have Case Keenum under contract for 2019 at $21 million. The Broncos would save $11 million if they cut him before June 1.
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