Joe Flacco insists the respect shown to him by the Baltimore Ravens in handing him the biggest contract in the NFL is worth more to him than the whopping $120m price tag.
Respect
"I think I'm an asset to this team and I'm worth what I'm worth, and winning the Super Bowl just adds to that, but if we didn't win the Super Bowl I still think I'd be worth the same.
"It makes it a bit easier for Steve (Bisciotti, Ravens owner) to reach in his pockets now that we've won the Super Bowl, they won't look as crazy at him as they would had we not won the Super Bowl, but I still think even without the Super Bowl I'd offer this team the best chance to win."
Flacco had been hanging out in Las Vegas whilst his agent was brokering his new contract, and although thrilled he said he did not make being given the biggest contract in the league his priority.
"It's not a priority of mine to be the highest paid guy in the league, it was just to get ye respect that I have got now from this organisation.
"It was never one of my goals, honestly, it's pretty sweet that that's now the case but it's all about winning games and winning Super Bowls, this part of it hasn't really sunk in yet."
