Joe Flacco injury update: Adam Schefter reveals the likelihood Bengals QB plays vs. Browns

by: Dan Morrison 7 hours ago dan_morrison96

Having a rotating door at the quarterback position is never a good way to make the playoffs. However, that’s exactly how it’s gone this year for the Cincinnati Bengals. Now, they may need to make a change again as Joe Flacco battles a shoulder issue.

On Thursday morning’s episode of Get Up , ESPN insider Adam Schefter shared the latest on Flacco. He wasn’t able to practice on Wednesday due to that shoulder issue, which has left it up in the air if he’s going to be able to play or not.

“Shoulder injury,” Schefter said. “Did not practice at all yesterday. The Bengals say it’s 50/50 whether he’ll be able to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, as they try to keep their season afloat after a crushing loss to the New York Jets.”

Flacco began this season with the Cleveland Browns as the starter there before getting benched for rookie Dillon Gabriel. He would shortly thereafter be traded to the Bengals. During that playing time, Flacco completed 60.8% of his passes for 1,599 yards and nine touchdowns to six interceptions.

The Bengals, ultimately, lost last weekend to the New York Jets. That was New York’s first win of the season and came on the back of a fourth quarter where Cincinnati gave up 23 points to ultimately lose 39-38. That dropped the Bengals to just 3-5 on the season. At the same time, that’s still good for second place in the AFC North, sitting behind the 4-3 Pittsburgh Steelers.

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