Overview
- The Chargers signed veteran quarterback Jake Browning, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, to add experience after the team placed Trey Lance on injured reserve.
- Multiple outlets say Browning is expected to join on a practice-squad agreement so the club can elevate him if needed without using an active-roster spot.
- Browning, 30, has roughly 2,700 career passing yards with 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions and started seven games for the Bengals in 2023, when he posted a high completion rate and nearly 2,000 yards.
- Los Angeles made the move while 0-5 and dealing with offensive injuries and struggles for starter Justin Herbert, leaving rookie D.J. Uiagalelei as the only other healthy backup before Browning's arrival.
- The signing is meant as short-term insurance rather than a change to the starter plan, and it gives the Chargers a veteran option they can quickly elevate if Herbert or Uiagalelei are unavailable.