New York signed Flacco in May knowing he would probably miss a couple of games as he recovered from April neck surgery. Flacco was inactive for the first three games, then was the No. 2 quarterback against the Broncos, his previous team, and wound up playing four snaps. He attempted two passes, completing them both.
"Joe is as calm as you can get," Gase said. "He's had a lot of experience. ... The arm strength is still there, I know that. Joe seems like he's going to be fine. It's more about working with the guys he's going to play with on Sunday and just getting into some kind of rhythm."
Flacco made his last start for the Broncos on Oct. 27, when he suffered a neck injury and didn't play for the remainder of the season. He was released in the offseason.
He won only two of eight starts for the Broncos, completing 65.3% of his passes for 1,822 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions.
Quarterback Mike White will be elevated from the practice squad and will serve as the backup quarterback Sunday.
New York Jets QB Sam Darnold out with shoulder injury; Joe Flacco to start vs. Cardinals
Instead of waiting until the end of the week before a decision, the Jets decided to rule Sam Darnold out midweek to get Joe Flacco ready for his first start in nearly a year.
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