Cincinnati Bengals make 2-year deal with backup quarterback Jake Browning, Bengals Find DJ Reader Replacement, Add Offensive Weapon in Latest…

April 24, 2024 Sports Gist NFL, Other Sports 0

Cincinnati Bengals make 2-year deal with backup quarterback Jake Browning, Bengals Find DJ Reader Replacement, Add Offensive Weapon in Latest Seven Round 2024 NFL Draft

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning threw 12 touchdown passes and seven interceptions last season. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI

The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed backup quarterback Jake Browning to a two-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.

Browning, who signed with the Bengals practice squad in 2021, completed a league-best 70.3% of his passes for 1,936 yards, 12 scores and seven interceptions over nine appearances last season. He went 4-3 as a starter.

Browning took over as the Bengals’ starter last season after quarterback Joe Burrow sustained a season-ending wrist injury in Week 11. He completed 19 of 26 passes for 227 yards, one score and an interception in his first career start, a 16-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov, 26 in Cincinnati.

He then led the Bengals to three-consecutive wins. The Bengals lost two of their final three games to miss the playoffs.

Browning is now signed through 2025. The Bengals also signed free agent quarterback Logan Woodside on Tuesday to a one-year contract.

Woodside, 29, was a seventh-round pick by the Bengals in the 2018 NFL Draft. He spent the last two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. Woodside also played for the Tennessee Titans.

Woodside completed 4 of 7 passing attempts for 34 yards and an interception through his first 14 NFL appearances.

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Cincinnati Bengals Find DJ Reader Replacement, Add Offensive Weapon in Latest Seven Round 2024 NFL Mock Draft

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How will the Cincinnati Bengals rebound in 2024?

In ESPN’s Jordan Reid‘s final seven-round 2024 NFL mock draft, the Cincinnati Bengals will be making a MAJOR upgrade to their defensive line in the form of Texas defensive tackle, Byron Murphy III.

Cincinnati Bengals Seven-Round Mock Draft Headlined by Byron Murphy III

Round 1, Pick 18: Byron Murphy III, DT, Texas

“Losing DJ Reader hurts the middle of the Bengals’ defense, but Murphy is an explosive wrecking ball on the interior. He’s a stout and high-effort run-defender, and he’s actually even more disruptive as a pass-rusher, where his sudden movements help him quickly beat blockers. Murphy is an easy selection at this spot after the Bengals allowed a league-high 6.0 yards per play last season.”

Round 2, Pick 49: Ja’Lynn Polk, WR, Washington

“Tee Higgins might be heading into his final season in Cincinnati — if he doesn’t get traded first — and the depth chart isn’t very strong otherwise behind Ja’Marr Chase. Polk finished last season with 1,159 yards and nine TDs.”

Round 3, Pick 97: Christian Jones, OT, Texas

“Jones is the ideal type of right tackle to develop behind Trent Brown; he has strength and heavy hands. He has 48 starts of experience and allowed only one sack last season.”

With their remaining selections in rounds four through seven, ESPN projects the Cincinnati Bengals to pick Mississippi State cornerback, Decamerion Richardson (115), Washington tailback, Dillon Johnson (149), Michigan guard, LaDarius Henderson (194), Florida Atlantic defensive tackle, Evan Anderson (214), Notre Dame quarterback, Sam Hartman (224), and Texas Tech punter, Austin McNamara (237).

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