Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is excited about new quarterback Joe Flacco, especially after having played with Case Keenum, Brock Osweiler, Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch over the last few years.
Sanders doesn’t just view Flacco as an upgrade over Denver’s recent QBs, though. He counts the Super Bowl MVP among his favorite QBs ever.
“Flacco’s a baller,” Sanders said after practice Monday. “He’s a baller, probably one of my favorite quarterbacks of all time. Him and Peyton [Manning], they’re close, neck and neck. I’m looking forward to going out on Sundays and competition with him week-in-and-week-out because I know what type of guy he is.”
Sanders didn’t mention Ben Roethlisberger, who was Sanders’ quarterback during his time with the Steelers (2010-2013). Sanders’ remarks didn’t seem to be a slight against his ex-teammate, though. He’s just excited about the new guy.
“I know the type of energy he’s going to bring and I know he’s going to be consistent with his personality because I just know it just hanging out with him,” Sanders said. “I’m looking forward to just going out and trying to showcase our talents together and hopefully we can be one of those duos and put up a lot of points and win a lot of games.”
