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Buccaneers' Jake Browning: Backing up the Bucs
Jake Browning plans to sign a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.With starting quarterback Baker Mayfield taking quite a few hits last year, the Bucs are looking to bring in a tested backup. Browning played more than one offensive snap in four games for the Bengals during the 2025 season, totaling 757 passing yards and 6:8 TD:INT. The quarterback has started 10 games in his NFL career for a 4-6 record, adding a fifth win in Week 2 of the 2025 season when he passed 32 times against the Jaguars after Joe Burrow went down with a toe injury.
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Jake Browning: Not tendered, will become UFA
Jake Browning will become an unrestricted free agent March 11, as the Bengals are not tendering the restricted free-agent quarterback, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.Browning will test his market after making 10 regular-season starts for Cincinnati over the past three campaigns. Per Fowler, the Bengals are open to bringing Browning back, though Cincinnati benched Browning in favor of Joe Flacco while Joe Burrow was recovering from a toe injury during the 2025 season.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Emergency QB again Week 18
Jake Browning (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against Cleveland and will work as Cincinnati's emergency third quarterback.This has become a familiar role for Browning, as he's been the Cincinnati Bengals' emergency third QB every week since late November. In order for Browning to enter Sunday's contest, both Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco would have to exit due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Emergency QB3 for Week 17
Jake Browning (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Cincinnati Bengals' emergency third quarterback against the Cardinals on Sunday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.Browning won't be allowed to see the field Sunday unless both Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco were to be taken out of the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Emergency QB3 vs. Miami
Jake Browning (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Cincinnati Bengals' emergency third quarterback against the Dolphins on Sunday.Browning will serve as the Bengals' emergency QB3 for a fourth consecutive week, which means he is not allowed to play Sunday unless both Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco were to leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Emergency QB for Week 14
Jake Browning (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills but will serve as the Cincinnati Bengals' emergency third quarterback.Browning will serve as the Bengals' emergency QB3 behind Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco for a second consecutive game. As such, Browning is prohibited from seeing the field Sunday unless both Burrow and Flacco leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Emergency quarterback for TNF
Jake Browning (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday night's game against the Ravens but will serve as the emergency third quarterback.As a result of this designation, Browning will only see the field Thursday if both the returning Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco exit the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Giving way to Flacco on Sunday
Jake Browning is set to move into a backup role with Joe Flacco having been named the starting QB for Sunday's game against the Packers, Geoff Hobson of the Cincinnati Bengals' official site reports.With Browning having gone 0-3 as a starter since taking over for franchise QB Joe Burrow (toe) -- who is on IR -- in Week 3, the Bengals traded for Flacco on Tuesday. Coach Zac Taylor then quickly made the change at signal-caller, while noting Wednesday, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, that Flacco's style "fits our style" and that the 40-year-old will take all the first-team QB reps ahead of Week 6 action.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Likely shifting to backup role
Jake Browning is expected to move into a backup role at quarterback for Sunday's game against the Packers after the Cincinnati Bengals acquired Joe Flacco from the Browns on Tuesday, Jay Morrison of SI.com reports.According to Morrison, the expectation is that Flacco will arrive in Cincinnati in time to take first-team reps at Wednesday's practice, and assuming the veteran signal-caller absorbs the new playbook quickly, he'll take over as the Bengals' new starter this weekend. As the Bengals' starter for the past three games, Browning led the team to an 0-3 record while completing 64.1 percent of his passes for just 5.6 yards per attempt, and he threw eight interceptions in total over 14-plus quarters since replacing an injured Joe Burrow (toe) midway through the team's Week 2 win over the Jaguars. Flacco -- who posted a 2:6 TD:INT and 5.1 YPA in four starts for Cleveland before being benched last week -- hasn't fared any better than Browning this season, but his longer track record of sustained success in the NFL looks like it'll be enough for him to serve as the team's preferred option under center until Burrow potentially returns later in the campaign.
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Bengals' Jake Browning: Not guaranteed to start Week 6
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was non-committal Monday when asked whether Jake Browning would start Sunday's game against the Packers, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.Browning has performed poorly in three starts since Joe Burrow was sent to injured reserve with a toe injury. After completing 33 of 52 pass attempts (63.5 percent) for 265 yards (5.1 YPA), one touchdown and two interception in losses to the Vikings and Broncos in Weeks 3 and 4, respectively, Browning bottomed out in the Bengals' 37-24 loss to the Lions on Sunday, throwing three more picks. Unless the Bengals elect to look outside the organization for a potential change at quarterback heading into Week 6, the other options beyond Browning would be backup Brett Rypien and practice-squad members Mike White and Sean Clifford.