The Cleveland Browns announced on Monday that 40-year-old Joe Flacco will start at quarterback when Cleveland opens the 2025 regular season at home on Sept. 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The team’s official release said Flacco "has used the offseason, training camp and preseason to his advantage" and will lead the offense into Week 1.

If the 40-year-old Flacco still has some magic left in his right arm, Cleveland will ride it as far as it can this season.

When coach Kevin Stefanski named Flacco the Browns’ starting quarterback, it wasn’t just another personnel decision – it was the official arrival of what might be the most unexpected feel-good story in Browns history.

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The start of the regular season for the Cleveland Browns is on the horizon, and parts of the team’s depth chart are already beginning to take shape. With roster cutdowns just a few days away, Saturday’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams will serve as the final opportunity for players pushing for roster spots or starting roles to make their cases in an in-game setting.

The sideline against the Cleveland Browns could show which Rams players are set to make the roster — and the ones who might still be fighting to make it.