Who is Joe Flacco’s Wife Dana Grady?
Joe Flacco is currently the quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In 2019 after spending 10 years as the signal caller for the Baltimore Ravens and winning Super Bowl XLVII, Flacco was traded to the Denver Broncos. He then had stints with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles before signing with the Browns as a backup in 2023. He took over the starting job after Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending injury in Week 13 and led the team to the playoffs.
Since coming into the NFL, the veteran quarterback has spoken about his life off the field and shared pictures of his children via social media but fans don’t know much about the woman he’s married to. Here’s more on Flacco’s wife Dana Grady. Plus, which famous talk show host embarrassed the athlete when she pointed out a big difference between the couple.
Flacco and Grady were high school sweethearts
Flacco and Grady were both born in 1985 and grew up in the same town of Audubon, New Jersey. They were high school sweethearts as they started dating each other when they were seniors at Audubon High School.
After dating for years, the pair got engaged and tied the knot on June 25, 2011. The day of their wedding they returned to the football field at Audubon High where Flacco played when he was a teen and this time he waited for his bride to snap him the ball.
Jason Prezant, who photographed the couple’s wedding, spoke to the Baltimore Sun about the different locations where the pictures were shot that day.
The day started in the home where Dana was raised. We then headed to the ceremony which was held at the Holy Savior Church. Afterwords, we visited their high school, and the field the Joe played ball on years ago. We stopped by the movie theater for a few shots, and then moved on to the reception which was at the lovely Hyatt Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia.
How many kids they have together and the birth Flacco missed
Today, Flacco and Grady have five children together.
Their first child, Stephen, was born in June 2012 just a few months after Flacco won and was named Super Bowl XLVII MVP.
Their second son, Daniel, was born in September 2013. Daniel arrived an hour before his dad played in the Ravens home opener. While the quarterback missed his birth, he rushed to the hospital immediately after the game to be with Grady and their newborn.
The couple welcomed their third son, Francis, in January 2015.
The following year, Grady gave birth to their only daughter who they named Evelyn.
“It was definitely different,” Flacco told NBC Sports after Evelyn’s birth. “Seeing a girl come out after three boys was a bit of a shock. Everybody is beyond overjoyed, beyond pumped.”
On April 6, 2018, Grady and Flacco had their fifth child and fourth son, Thomas.
Kelly Ripa once commented on the couple’s major difference
After Flacco won the Super Bowl with the Ravens, he made the rounds doing several TV appearances and interviews but things got a little awkward for him during a conversation with Kelly Ripa.
When the daytime talk show host asked Flacco how tall he was, he told her he was 6 foot 6. Ripa then pointed out that Grady was much shorter and Flacco informed her that his wife was 5 feet.
“Wow, that’s gotta be a fun party!” Ripa exclaimed.
The audience burst out into laughter but Flacco turned beat red. Ripa wasn’t quite done though and added: “Get it Joe!”
That’s when Ripa’s co-host at the time, Michael Strahan, chimed in and got the interview back on course. While Flacco was caught off guard most thought Ripa’s remarks made for an entertaining chat.
