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Ravens QB Joe Flacco 'Alive And Well' After Twitter Hoax

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Ravens fans got a shocking -- and fake -- scare on Twitter Wednesday night.

The "Ravens Nation" Twitter fan page tweeted out that quarterback Joe Flacco had died. The tweet has since been deleted, and the account issued the following apology:

The Ravens Twitter account also tweeted about the incident:

Joe Flacco got in on the fun and posted a simple gif.

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