Joseph Vincent Flacco was born on the 16th January 1985, in Audubon, New Jersey USA, of Irish and Italian ancestry. The world knows him as a professional American football player, as a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, with whom he won a Super Bowl in 2012, being named the MVP . He has also been named four times as the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week. Joe’s professional career began with the 2008 NFL Draft..
Have you ever wondered how rich Joe Flacco is? According to sources, it is estimated that Joe Flacco`s overall net worth is $35 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a football player, however, adding to his net worth, Flacco has already had a number of endorsement deals with famous brands such as Nike, Reebok and Haribo among others.
Joe Flacco Net Worth $35 Million
Joe is the oldest of six siblings, all of them sports-loving, with brothers John and Tom also building their careers in football, and brother Mike was a baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles. His sister Samantha plays basketball for the Audubon High School team.
Joe was educated,at Audubon High School, where he excelled in playing basketball, football and baseball for the High School teams. He then enrolled at Pittsburgh University on an athletic scholarship, and continued with his football career. However, he didn`t manage to make the starting line-up in the college team as his position was taken by Tayler Palko, so he transferred to the University of Delaware, where he signed his name under numerous records, leading his team Fightin` Blue Hens to the championship game; however, they lost against Appalachian State Mountaineers.
Flacco`s professional career began with the 2008 NFL Draft, when he was picked by the Baltimore Ravens as the 18th overall pick, signing his first professional contract worth of $30 million for five years, with $8.75 million guaranteed. Joe made his debut play against the Cincinnati Bengals and led his team to victory with a 38-yard rushing touchdown, the longest rushing touchdown by a quarterback in the Ravens history. He finished the 2008 season with the Pepsi NFL Rookie Of The Year award.
Joe continued improving during his career, crowned in the 2012 season, when he and his team won the Super Bowl XLV11, and he was named the MVP.
These achievements earned him an improved contract as he signed the 6-years deal in 2013 worth $120.6 million, becoming the highest paid quarterback at that time, and significantly increasing his overall net worth.
Other than the already mentioned achievements, Joe Flacco, has several more records under his name as a member of the Ravens franchise: he is the player with the most career passing yards, standing at 25,531 and counting, and he also holds the record for the most post-season wins with 10, and many others.
Flacco`s net worth has also benefited from the sponsorship deals he has signed through the years. Other than those already mentioned, he has deals signed with McDonald`s, Pizza Hut and 1st Mariner Bank.
To speak about his personal life, Flacco has been married to Dana Grady since June 2015. The couple has three children.
