Month: March 2026

Joe Flacco is set to back up Joe Burrow again with the Cincinnati Bengals, signing a one-year deal to remain with the team on Tuesday. However, the 41-year-old quarterback believes he should’ve landed a starting opportunity somewhere else. When speaking with reporters after inking his deal to stay in Cincinnati, Flacco called out teams that weren’t willing to offer him a starting job in free agency. “Not being one of those guys to go sign somewhere, yeah, it pisses me off a little bit,” Flacco said of not getting the chance to compete for a starting job somewhere. “But at the same time, I’m very happy to be here. And that’s why I also don’t see this as the end. That’s now how I’m viewing it in my mind. I feel like I can help a team win. “Believe me, I wish I was a guy somewhere. And I think teams are dumb for not having me be that guy. But it is what it is, and I’m not going to let it get me down.” Last season, Flacco started the first four games for the Cleveland Browns before getting benched. Shortly after, he was traded to the Bengals and became their starting quarterback as Burrow rehabbed from a toe injury. While Flacco won only one game in six starts for Cincinnati, he threw for 1,664 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions, providing respectable quarterback play with Burrow sidelined. But apparently that wasn’t good enough for other teams to let Flacco compete for a starting job in 2026. Not many teams added a potential starting quarterback in free agency this offseason, though. The Miami Dolphins signed former Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis to a three-year deal to be their starting quarterback. The Atlanta Falcons added Tua Tagovailoa, with former first-round pick Michael Penix Jr. still rehabbing from an ACL tear. The Minnesota Vikings signed Kyler Murray following his release from the Arizona Cardinals to compete with J.J. McCarthy for the starting QB job. There are a few teams that still might not have their starting quarterback for the 2026 season on their roster. But the Las Vegas Raiders are expected to take Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft and make him their starting quarterback, while Aaron Rodgers is viewed as likely to re-sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers and start for them again. Of course, starting jobs could become available as the offseason progresses and as quarterbacks get hurt in the regular season. For the time being, Flacco has his mind set on being the best possible backup to Burrow. “I’m just going to approach my job like a professional and be the best I can be in my role and have fun with the guys that I have in this locker room,” Flacco said.​Latest Sports News from FOX Sports

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ingrained in NASCAR culture, wading into various waters around the sport, but is there something that he regrets not doing throughout his racing career? “[Not racing in an] INDYCAR [vehicle],” Earnhardt said in an interview on “SPEED with Harvick and Buxton” when asked about the biggest regret he has in his racing career regarding a missed opportunity. “I’ve had some chances to just run laps at [Indianapolis Motor Speedway] in a car, and I should’ve. And I always kind of wondered what that would feel like, and just saying that now, I’m probably going to get another couple of offers, but that ship has sailed. “I wish I would’ve done that, really, because when I was younger, in my 30s, I had some opportunities just to go feel it. Not really go race. I don’t need to go race, but I just really would love to know what that car feels like going around such a historic racetrack.” Earnhardt, who raced full-time at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated from 2000-07 and full-time at Hendrick Motorsports from 2008-17, won 26 career races on the NASCAR circuit. He previously won the 1998 and 1999 Xfinity Cup Series (now O’Reilly Auto Parts Series) championships. Earnhardt is the co-owner of JR Motorsports, whom he occasionally runs races for in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Elsewhere, Earnhardt stepped in as Connor Zilisch’s interim crew chief in the Xfinity Series for the Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway in June 2025, as crew chief Mardy Lindley served a one-race suspension; Zilisch won the race with Earnhardt on top of the box. [NASCAR POWER RANKINGS: Many Changes But Not At The Top]​Latest Sports News from FOX Sports