Interesting details emerge about Joe Flacco's Indianapolis Colts contract

The Indianapolis foals shocked many when they benched their 2023 fourth overall pick Anthony Richardson in favor of the veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. Tonight the Colts face 5-2 Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football at US Bank Stadium in a critical game to avoid falling below the .500 mark (4-4). Ahead of tonight’s primetime tilt, intriguing details emerged about Flacco’s contract with Indianapolis. Tom Pelissero released the information about X.

Joe Flacco’s one-year contract with the #Fals includes $3.7 million in incentives. That includes $100,000 for each regular-season win in which he plays 50% of the snaps. (He is also forbidden from practicing mountain climbing and karate.) pic.twitter.com/UdSvb6eUZR

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 3, 2024

Per SpotracFlacco signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with Indianapolis during the 2024 offseason. However, as Pelissero explains, Flacco’s contract has several in-game and seasonal incentives. One part of the contract that stands out is the ‘performance level’ section, which states: “If the Player achieves Offensive Playing Time at any of the levels below during the 2024 regular season, AND Club qualifies for the Playoffs during the 2024 League Year, THEN Club will only pay the Player the corresponding amount set forth below.”

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In short, it behooves Flacco to play his best for Indianapolis. If they make the playoffs and he isn’t benched, gets injured, etc., Flacco could earn up to $1,000,000 in incentives from that portion of the contract alone. Additionally, as Pelissero states in his post, Flacco has $100.00 bonuses built into every win he earns during the 2024 regular season by playing more than 50% of the snaps.

Flacco has seen plenty of primetime games during his 17-year career and will use that experience to help Indianapolis win a tough gridiron battle on the road. However, the Vikings have a defense known for constantly blitzing and creating chaos in opposing backfields, so Flacco will have his work cut out for him as he executes Shane Steichen’s game plan in primetime.

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