The Los Angeles Chargers added veteran depth at quarterback with the signing of Jake Browning to the practice squad on Wednesday. Browning, 30, fills the spot of Trey Lance (groin), who was placed on injured reserve before the Week 5 game against the Denver Broncos and must sit out a total of four games.
The Los Angeles Chargers have added quarterback Jake Browning to their practice squad after losing five straight games. The move comes after backup quarterback Trey Lance was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury, leaving the team needing more depth at the position.
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Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jake Browning has landed with the Los Angeles Chargers, according to reports. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported the move Tuesday.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Chargers placed Trey Lance on IR ahead of their Week 5 game, leaving rookie UDFA D.J. Uiagalelei as the only healthy backup option behind Justin Herbert.
According to Tom Pelissero, the Chargers are signing QB Jake Browning to a contract on Tuesday. Browning, 30, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2019 out of Washington.
It’s all gone so wrong for the Bucs to start the 2026 season, and now at 0-3, they’ll be starting undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels under center in Week 4 this Sunday when the 1-2 Packers come to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
The Bucs’ initial plan for the backup quarterback position didn’t work out. After guaranteeing $400k of his salary, the Bucs parted ways with Jake Browning during their cutdown day last week.
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According to Ian Rapoport, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are releasing quarterback Jake Browning. The move is another indication of the team’s confidence in undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels.
What was once a quiet headline quickly became the biggest storyline by the time the Bucs played their preseason finale against the Jaguars on Friday night.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Buccaneers are releasing QB Jake Browning. This is the other shoe to fall after the team named undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels the primary backup.
Baker Mayfield is entering his fourth season as the Buccaneers’ starting quarterback. The sides will reassess this setup after the season. While the Mayfield situation is effectively on hold, an interesting competition has transpired regarding Tampa Bay’s backup quarterback.
Last Friday, we saw an undrafted rookie quarterback out of Kansas make his NFL debut against the New York Jets. That rookie quarterback, Jalon Daniels, entered the game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half, the team trailing 13-10.
Since Jake Browning signed with the Bucs in free agency, the assumption was that the veteran would be Baker Mayfield’s top backup. Not so fast. With how highly the organization has viewed Jalon Daniels since signing him as an undrafted free agent, a competition for the backup quarterback job has been brewing for quite some time now.
When it comes to the first preseason game of the year for the Bucs, we know that the starters won’t be playing. Quarterback Baker Mayfield will not be participating, and even first-round pick, edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr., likely isn’t playing either.
Quarterbacks are not allowed to get hit in practice, especially joint practices. And Bucs backup quarterback Jake Browning wasn’t hit during the middle of Tuesday’s joint practice with the Jets, but he did suffer an injury.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Bengals are not tendering an offer to restricted free agent quarterback Jake Browning before the start of free agency. This means that Browning will be an unrestricted free agent in the coming days. Browning, 29, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2019 out of Washington.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning has officially been benched, and he is not taking it lightly.
Acquiring Flacco, 40, seems desperate for the 2-3 Bengals, who have lost three straight games.
After losing Joe Burrow to an injury, the Bengals have been one of the worst offenses in the NFL and don't seem to be turning that around anytime soon.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning continued to struggle in Week 5, and one statistic that went viral during the game summed up how challenging things have been for the team since Joe Burrow went down.
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One of the worst Bengals two-game stretches in years came between Weeks 3 and 4 this season, when Zac Taylor‘s team was outscored 76-13 in losses to the Vikings and Broncos.
While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, JakeBrowning admitted he and the Cincinnati offense weren't good enough over the past eight quarters of action.
Browning has done little to inspire confidence he can keep the Bengals afloat during Joe Burrow's absence.
Jake Browning is flushing the brutal Bengals showing from this past weekend, all while the focus shifts to Monday night and the latest AFC matchup with Denver.
The Cincinnati Bengals can't catch a break.
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