5 things to know about new(ish) Jets QB Joe Flacco

Get reacquainted with Joe Flacco after the Jets brought the QB back in a trade with the Eagles.

Joe Flacco is back in town.

The Jets felt they had to bolster their inexperienced quarterback room after it was announced that Zach Wilson will miss the next 2-4 weeks with a sprained PCL. So they reacquired Flacco in a trade with the Eagles, dealing a sixth-round pick in return. The pick could turn into a fifth-rounder depending on how much Flacco plays for New York.

Flacco signed with the Eagles during the offseason after appearing in five games and starting four in place of Sam Darnold last season. The veteran completed 55.2 percent of his passes for 864 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions, but the Jets went winless in his four starts.

Here are five things to know about Flacco after his return to One Jets Drive.

Joe Flacco is among 5 Super Bowl MVPs who were traded

The New York Jets traded for Super Bowl MVP QB Joe Flacco. How many other Big Game MVPs have been traded in NFL history?

The New York Jets are looking for help at quarterback, which means they did what any NFL team would do and trade for Joe Flacco.

Even if Flacco finished the year with the Philadelphia Eagles, he already had the distinction of being the fifth Super Bowl MVP that was traded. Here is a look at the others.

Honorable mention — Joe Namath was inevitably going to revitalize his career in Southern California. However, the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Jets couldn’t agree on an appropriate trade package. The Jets waived Namath, and he signed with Los Angeles in 1977. If not for that, Namath would have been the first Super Bowl MVP to be traded.

Eagles trade QB Joe Flacco to the Jets for conditional 6th round pick

Eagles trade QB Joe Flacco to the Jets for conditional 6th round pick

With Zach Wilson out for multiple weeks, the Jets have acquired Joe Flacco from the Eagles for a conditional sixth-round pick that can become a fifth-rounder.

With the move, Gardner Minshew is now the backup, and Reid Sinnett is the third-string quarterback.

Flacco is familiar with Mike LaFleur’s offense and should start on Sunday.

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