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Bucs Sign QB Jake Browning

The Buccaneers have signed former Bengals’ backup quarterback Jake Browning

Mar 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Brianna Dix

Staff Writer/Reporter

The Buccaneers signed former Bengals' backup quarterback Jake Browning on Friday. Browning served as the Bengals' backup quarterback for a third-straight season in 2025, after spending the '21 and '22 campaigns on Cincinnati's practice squad. Last season, he made three game starts (five games played) and totaled 81 completions on 125 attempts for 771 yards and six touchdowns.

Previously, he stepped into the starting quarterback role for the final seven games in 2023, following starter Joe Burrow's season-ending injury in Week 11. As a starter, he completed 71.5 percent of his passes for 1,868 yards and 11 touchdowns, becoming the third NFL quarterback since 1950 with at least 1500 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and a completion percentage of 70 in his first seven career starts. Browning made the 53-man roster out of training camp in 2023 for the first time in his career. Originally a college free agent signee of Minnesota in 2019, Browning spent his first two seasons ('19-20) on the Vikings' practice squad before signing to Bengals' practice squad in '21.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) jogs off the field during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) runs out of the pocket during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) jogs onto the field prior to an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) runs a play against the Denver Broncos during an NFL football game, Monday, Sep. 29, 2025 in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) steps back for a pass against the Denver Broncos during an NFL football game, Monday, Sep. 29, 2025 in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) runs out of the pocket during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning throws during warmups before an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) rolls out during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) looks to throw against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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