Source: Bucs add Mayfield backup in QB Browning

Mar 11, 2026, 04:15 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Free agent quarterback Jake Browning plans to sign a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Browning, 29, was the Cincinnati Bengals‘ backup quarterback for the bulk of the past three seasons. He will go from backing up Joe Burrow to Baker Mayfield in Tampa.

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Browning’s most notable stretch came in 2023, when he stepped in for an injured Burrow and helped Cincinnati win four of its final seven games.

The team called upon Browning again in 2025

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