The Cleveland Browns had one of the … interesting … seasons of quarterback play in 2025.
The team cycled from veteran Joe Flacco as the starter for the first four games to a pair of overmatched and not-ready-for-primetime rookies in Dillon Gabriel (six starts) and Shedeur Sanders (seven starts), with the result being a five-win season that was in every way imaginable as bad as it looked.
Along the way, fans were left wondering what was going on behind the scenes, with such questions as:
- Why was Flacco Fever not sweeping the town again?
- What future does Gabriel have in the league?
- Why, exactly, did people ever think Sanders was more than a fifth-round talent?
As luck would
have it, some of those answers may be coming this summer when season three of the Netflix series Quarterback debuts on July 14, with Flacco being one of the four quarterbacks being featured, along with Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders, Cam Ward of the Tennessee Titans, and old friend Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
This year, cameras go behind the scenes with Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders), fresh off a highly anticipated start to his career, as he enters year two looking to build on his dual-threat potential and cement himself as the face of the franchise. Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) returns after stabilizing Tampa Bay’s offense and, with his fiery personality still front and center, aims to prove he can keep the Bucs in contention.
Cam Ward (Tennessee Titans) steps into the spotlight as the No. 1 overall pick and one of the league’s most intriguing young quarterbacks, fighting to establish himself. And Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco, shockingly traded midseason to the Cincinnati Bengals, embarks on a new chapter, balancing his wealth of experience with the pressure and opportunity of another NFL campaign.
For those who have never watched Quarterback, it is well done and does a nice job of showing the work needed during the week to play the position at the highest level, along with the support system that the featured players have away from the field.
In the case of Flacco, there will likely be some focus on his short-lived return to the Browns and what it was like dealing with a quarterback room that entered the season with two rookies.
And including Mayfield, who remains a divisive figure in Cleveland five years after his last game with the Browns, should make it even more fun to watch.
What do you say, Browns fans? Are you excited to learn more about Flacco’s brief tenure with the Browns in 2025? Get the conversation started in the comments!
