The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today elevated punter Jack Browning from the practice squad for the club's Week 16 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. It marks the third elevation of the season for Browning. Additionally, tight end Cade Otton has been downgraded to OUT and will not travel with the team to Dallas.
Browning (5-11, 190) entered the league as a college free agent with the Buffalo Bills in 2024, spending time with the Bills and Baltimore Ravens before joining Tampa Bay's practice squad on October 23. He has appeared in Weeks 14 and 15 for Tampa Bay, punting three times for a 42.7 gross average. He began his collegiate career at Grossmont College (2019-20) prior to playing three seasons at San Diego State (2021-23). He handled both punting and kicking duties in his final two seasons and earned All-Mountain West honors twice, in addition to being named the 2022 Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year. In 38 games for the Aztecs, Browning punted 122 times for 5,584 yards (45.8 average), while connecting on 35-of-47 field goal attempts (74.5%) and all 53 of his extra point attempts. The Lakeside, California, native wears No. 5 for Tampa Bay.
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