Who Is Joe Flacco’s Wife? All About Dana Flacco

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco met when they were children.

They both grew up in Audubon, New Jersey, where they first met in high school. Joe and Dana dated during college before tying the knot in 2011. Since saying “I do,” they’ve had five children: sons Stephen, Daniel, Francis and Thomas, and daughter Evelyn.

During his career as an NFL quarterback, Joe moved his family from Baltimore to Denver to New York. In December 2023, Dana was on the active roster of the Cleveland Browns, currently heading into the Super Wild Card Weekend playoffs. Joe said the best part of this accomplishment was being able to enjoy the moment with Dan and their children.

“I can’t say it enough, having kids at an age where they understand what’s going on means I’ll remember those things forever,” he said during a postgame conference call in December 2023.

The football player also revealed how fatherhood affected his relationship with Dan.

“The way I spend my off-season has definitely changed. Me and my wife look at each other and wonder what we were doing before we got them, because you’re just wrapped up in those guys,” Joe said in a promotional video for the Baltimore Ravens. “It was a lot of fun.”

So who is Joe Flacco’s wife? Here’s everything you need to know about Dana Flacco and her relationship with the quarterback.

She and Joe are high school sweethearts

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco at the 2013 ESPY Awards on July 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

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Dana’s love story with a professional football player goes back to their childhood.

The couple met while attending the same high school in their hometown of Audubon, New Jersey. They dated throughout college before finally walking down the aisle and saying “I do” on June 25, 2011.

They took their wedding photos at their former high school

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco at the Tommy Hilfiger Men’s Fall 2013 Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 8, 2013 in New York City.

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After getting married in 2011, Joe and Dana took the wedding party around their hometown in a stroller to take photos at significant locations, including where they first met.

In the pictures shared by their photographer, according to New York PostDana and Joe posed outside their old high school with Joe’s best men in a mock football formation.

They share five children

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco with their children.

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Dana and Joe have their hands full. Their family of seven consists of five children: four sons and one daughter. Their two oldest sons are only 15 months apart — they welcomed their first-born, Stephen, in June 2012, and their second son, Daniel, in September 2013, seven months after Joe won the Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens.

In January 2015, they had another son named Francis. After three sons, Dana found out she was expecting a baby girl in September 2016. Evelyn became a big sister in April 2018, when the couple welcomed their youngest son, Thomas.

Despite all the moves in Joe’s career, he and his wife worked together to provide stability and fun for their family.

“They [the kids] they are a really cool age, they want to hang out, they want to throw a ball around. My son brought the ball to the hotel,” Joe said at a press conference in 2023. “There are definitely things like that that you miss. But listen, there’s no better profession than the NFL to spend time with your kids and have them be a part of that.”

They lived in several cities before moving to Cleveland

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco on ‘LIVE! with Kelly and Michael’ on February 8, 2013.

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Joe’s career has taken his family across the country. In December 2023, when he was promoted to the Browns’ active roster, the family moved for the fourth time since his pro debut in 2008.

The football player was the first pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2008 NFL draft. He was then traded to the Denver Broncos in 2019, but was with them for just one year before going to the New York Jets. Joe spent two seasons there, before signing with the Browns in 2023.

She is Joe’s biggest cheerleader

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco with their children at the UCHealth Training Center on August 11, 2019 in Englewood, Colorado.

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From award shows to front row seats at New York Fashion Week to Super Bowl championships, Dana has been by Joe’s side throughout his 15+ year career in the NFL.

The couple made their red carpet debut at the 2013 ESPY Awards, where Joe was nominated for Best Performance at a Championship. In the same year, they attended the Tommy Hilfiger fall 2013 men’s fashion show.

He’s not afraid to give Joe some tough love

Joe Flacco and his wife Dana Flacco at the Tommy Hilfiger Men’s Fall 2013 Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 8, 2013 in New York City.

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Dana does not shy away from giving constructive feedback to her husband when it comes to his work in the field.

During his time with the Ravens, Joe occasionally played both the team’s running back and wide receiver. The NFL star wasn’t particularly interested in the latter position, and according to Dana, it showed.

“My wife crapped on me one day, she told me I need to look more interested out there,” Joe joked during a 2018 press conference, according to ESPN.

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