The Bengals quarterback said he used to "feel so bad" for guys eating at restaurants by themselves, and he's now realized "that dude was in heaven"

Joe Flacco is making the most of his solo season in Ohio. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, the new Bengals quarterback — who arrived in Cincinnati earlier this month after a shocking trade with the division rival Browns — spoke about navigating life without his family, which is currently stationed in New Jersey.

After being traded midseason and living over 500 miles from his family, Joe Flacco just wants to 'go sit at a restaurant by myself.'

Desperate to stop the bleeding amid a three-game losing streak, the Bengals traded for the veteran quarterback as they look to tread water until Joe Burrow can return from injury. The move saw Cincy send a fifth-round pick in exchange for Flacco and a sixth, and also puts the 40-year-old in a new pair of digits for the first time in his career.

Joe Flacco will be wearing No. 16 for the first time in his long NFL career following his trade from the Cleveland Browns to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Joe Flacco found his forever cheerleader in his wife and longtime love, Dana Flacco. Joe and Dana have been a couple since they first met as high school students in their hometown of Audubon, New Jersey.

A fresh start may have been just what the doctor ordered for veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. Following his trade away from the Cleveland Browns, Flacco came to the Cincinnati Bengals to energize their offense. With franchise quarterback Joe Burrow reeling ...