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ArticleChargers sign former Bengals QB Jake Browning
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With backup quarterback Trey Lance recently placed on IR, the Chargers are reinforcing their options behind Justin Herbert in case of an emergency. Per NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the Chargers signed former Bengals and Bucs quarterback Jake Browning.
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Browning signed as Chargers emergency backup after Lance's IR placement.

Signed by the Chargers as emergency backup QB behind Justin Herbert after Trey Lance was placed on IR. The 6'2, 210-pound veteran has 2,707 career passing yards with 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions across stints with the Vikings, Bengals, and Buccaneers. In 2023, he started seven games for Cincinnati in place of injured Joe Burrow, posting a 70% completion percentage, 1,932 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. In 2025, he lost all three starts with 771 yards, six touchdowns, and eight interceptions.

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