Mike Flacco, the younger brother of Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, has decided to try to follow in big brother’s footsteps and make a go of it in football.
In April, Mike Flacco announced that he would quit minor league baseball after failing to make it past Double-A ball by the age of 26. At the time, Mike Flacco denied a report that he would try to play football.
New Haven University coach Pete Rossomando told But Mike Garafolo of FOXSports.com that Mike Flacco will, in fact, play college football this year. And Rossomando said Mike Flacco has the athletic talent to be a very good tight end.
“He’s 6-6, 250 and can run. You can use those guys,” Rossomando said. “We worked him out, we were able to watch him run around. He’s very raw and he needs some seasoning to get to that next level. But if he does the things we ask, the sky is the limit for him.”
Realistically, it’ll be an uphill climb to the NFL for a 26-year-old who’s just starting college football now. But when Mike Flacco wants to see whether he can fit into an NFL passing game, he has a pretty good quarterback to put him through the paces.