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Flacco Brings Family To Practice

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco had his "home team" with him at practice Tuesday in Owings Mills.

OWINGS MILLS, MD — As the Baltimore Ravens gear up for the start of preseason games, some of quarterback Joe Flacco's biggest fans showed up at practice. The Flacco family includes five children as well as the NFL star and his wife, Dana.

Baby Thomas was born in April, joining siblings Stephen, Daniel, Francis and Evelyn.

The Ravens shared the following picture of the "Flacco flock" at the Ravens practice:

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People may recognize the Flacco children from their cameo in the M&T Bank ad that aired last year. He said that while being an NFL quarterback was a nearly unparalleled experience, "being a dad takes the cake" and is "the coolest job in the world."

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Flacco and the Ravens will report to work on Thursday, Aug. 2, in Chicago for the first preseason game, which is against the Bears at 8 p.m.

Still picture of the Flacco family from YouTube/M&T.

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