When Joe Flacco took the field during the first day of training camp it was as if onlookers collectively took a long sigh of relief. If you didn’t know that Joe Flacco tore his ACL just 247 days prior, you might think that the Ravens franchise QB still sported a consecutive games played streak.
The only remnant of the devastating setback was the brace that decorated his left knee.
That’s how effortlessly Flacco’s movements appeared.
There was cause for optimism, particularly with all of the new weaponry added to Marc Trestman’s offense.